§ 137.017 Disposition of fines, costs and security deposits received by court

When someone is ordered to pay money in a criminal case in circuit court, like a fine, court costs, or a security deposit, that money is owed to the state. Unless another law says otherwise, all of these payments get deposited into a specific fund called the Criminal Fine Account.

This means the money doesn't stay with the local court or go to any other agency by default. It's tracked and handled as state money, going into this particular account set up to receive it. If someone owes fines or fees from a criminal case, they should know that payment is going to the state, not to a local court fund.