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Commission authorizes creation of probate judge and jail funds under Acts 2025-173 and 2025-175
Summary
The commission authorized the treasurer to create two funds required by Acts 2025-173 and 2025-175: a probate judge fund for document-fee revenue and a jail fund to accept new court-related fees.
The Choctaw County Commission voted to authorize the county treasurer to establish two dedicated funds required by state legislation: one to hold $10-per-document fees for probate matters under Act 2025-173 and another to hold fees for jail-related purposes under Act 2025-175.
The commission's chair asked for a motion to authorize the treasurer to establish a Choctaw County Probate Judge fund and an account for deposits under Act 2025-173 and to establish a jail fund under Act 2025-175. The motion carried after a second.
On the probate fund, the probate judge (unnamed) said the revenue would be used primarily "to digitize ... records back here in the back and posting them online," noting the office is behind other counties and that digitization will take substantial funds.
Ending: The commission authorized the treasurer to create the two funds so the county may collect and segregate the fee revenue as required by the two Acts; staff will implement account setup and deposit procedures.
