(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, all moneys collected for fines under articles 1 to 6 of this title 33, either by payment of a penalty assessment or assessed by a court upon conviction and resulting from issuance of a citation by a wildlife officer of the division of parks and wildlife, shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit one-half to the general fund and one-half to the wildlife cash fund or, for offenses involving nongame wildlife, to the Colorado nongame conservation and wildlife restoration cash fund.
(b) When an arrest has been made or the citation for any wildlife offense has been issued by a park officer of the division of parks and wildlife or by any other Colorado peace officer, as defined in this title, the state treasurer shall credit one-half of the moneys collected to the general fund and one-half to the Colorado town, city, county, city and county, or state agency whose officer issued the citation.
(2) It is the duty of every clerk of a court before which prosecutions and appeals of violators of articles 1 to 6 of this title are heard, within twenty days after any such trial, appeal, disposition, or dismissal thereof, to notify the division, in writing, of the result thereof and the amount of fines collected, if any, and the disposition of such fines.
(3) The provisions of the "Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act", article 4.1 of title 24, C.R.S., shall not apply to articles 1to 6 of this title, and the costs imposed by said act shall not be levied on criminal actions for violations of articles 1 to 6 of this title.
(4) No fine, penalty, or judgment assessed or rendered under the provisions of articles 1 to 6 of this title shall be suspended, reduced, or remitted otherwise than as expressly provided by law.
(5) All moneys collected by the division as surcharges on penalty assessments issued pursuant to section 33-6-104 shall be transmitted to the court administrator of the judicial district in which the offense was committed for credit to the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund established in that judicial district.
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