A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Supreme Court to be designated the "State Judicial Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all receipts designated for deposit thereto pursuant to law and monies appropriated by the Legislature for deposit thereto. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted by the Supreme Court as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals and district courts by law. The Administrative Director of the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is authorized to use the amounts deposited in the State Judicial Revolving Fund for any lawful purpose including but not limited to payment of recurring and nonrecurring administrative and operating expenses for the Supreme Court and the district courts subject to the ceilings established in the annual appropriations to the Supreme Court and the district courts. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or the Administrative Director of the Courts acting at the direction of the Chief Justice, shall determine the allocation of funds and expenditures between or among the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, and district courts. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. The Supreme Court is hereby authorized to transfer funds from the State Judicial Revolving Fund to the district courts for duties imposed by law.
B. Until June 30, 2021, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall, at the request of the Administrative Director of the Courts, transfer any monies from the State Judicial Revolving Fund to the Supreme Court Administrative Revolving Fund as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals and district courts by law.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 443, § 9, eff. July 1, 2004. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 307, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 82; Laws 2015, c. 343, § 3, emerg. eff. June 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 249, § 3, emerg. eff. May 5, 2016; Laws 2017, c. 12, § 3, emerg. eff. April 6, 2017; Laws 2020, c. 110, § 3, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.