5-13-102. Chancery court fund account created; purposes.
(a) There is created an account entitled "the chancery court account." The chancery court account shall receive all filing fees received by the chancery court. Any interest accruing to the account shall be retained in the account and may be expended for the purposes provided in this section. No funds shall be expended from the account until the legislature appropriates the funds. Funds within the account shall be used for the purpose of funding operation of the chancery courts, including judicial salaries, staff salaries, supplies, operating costs and other expenses of the chancery court.
(b) The judicial salaries, staff salaries, supplies, operating costs and other expenses of the chancery court may be appropriated by the legislature from the general fund, or other fund, to the extent sufficient funds are not available in the chancery court account.