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Oregon | OP-6203 (1988) | Oregon-Attorney General opinion | What authority do county or municipal courts have to set fines or fees? | Fines and fees must fall within the limits imposed in the state legislature's max-min scheme | It is axiomatic that state officers may administer public funds only in the manner authorized or directed by the Oregon Constitution or controlling statutes. | Fines and fees |
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Oregon | OP-6203 (1988) | Oregon-Attorney General opinion | What authority does the state supreme court have to impose binding state-wide rules on the imposition or collection of fees and fines? | The Chief Justice in particular has wide latitude in determining these rules |
The Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court is the administrative head of the Judicial Department. ORS 1.002(1). ‘The Chief Justice shall exercise administrative authority and supervision over the courts + See moreof this state consistent with applicable provisions of law * * *.’ Id. Pursuant to that authority, the Chief Justice may, inter alia, ‘issue orders appropriate to that exercise.’ ORS 1.002(1)(a). Accordingly, these statutes grant to the Chief Justice the power to require judges and clerks to comply with statutes that govern the imposition, collection, and disposition of fines and penalty assessments. See also ORS 1.025 (governing duties with regard to matters relating to the administration of justice).
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Idaho | Guideline 2/15/1979 | Guideline 2/15/1979 | Can a sheriff collect fees owed to him directly from criminal defendants? | No |
...we strongly question whether a defendant could be assessedthe costs of making the arrest or transporting him as a prisoner. Assessing
costs of serving subpoenas might be upheld if the defendant + See moreis not indigent.
We do not question the power of the court to collect the statutory $7 .50 under
* 3 1 -3201A ( b).
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Rhode Island | R.I.A.G. Op. No. 92-01-02 (Jan. 23, 1992) | Rhode Island-Attorney General opinion | What authority do county or municipal courts have to set fines or fees? | They are limited by state statutes |
Accordingly, it is my opinion that sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, town sheriffs and constables are required to charge the statutory rates set forth in the amendment. There is no provision allowing + See morethese individuals to charge either a lesser or greater rate. See also, R.I.Gen.Laws § 45164.3 which requires constables to serve or execute all writs and process ... at such fees as authorized to sheriffs and deputy sheriffs.
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