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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §20 | Provide for collection of overdue fines and fees from money collected |
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court shall plan and implement arrangements for the collection of overdue fines and fees due the state courts, the costs of which may be paid from money collected. These arrangements may include but are not limited to: Employing special project clerks, assistants and other staff; contracting with state agencies; contracting for special or private debt collection services; purchasing necessary equipment; and compensating state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies for services provided.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §27(1) | Funds collected by Bureau of Revenue Services |
The State Court Administrator shall enter into an agreement with the State Tax Assessor by which the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services may collect on the Judicial Department's behalf fees, fines, costs and penalties, the imposition of which is provided for by this Title. Any such agreement must specify which categories of fees, fines, forfeitures, costs and penalties are to be collected by the Bureau of Revenue Services.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 § 555 | Fee Schedule |
The Supreme Judicial Court shall have the authority to prescribe rules establishing the fees of clerks of the judicial courts. |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 § 175 | Fees of the district court |
The Supreme Judicial Court shall have the authority to prescribe rules establishing the fees of the District Courts. |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §557 | Receipt and discharge of fines and costs voluntarily paid |
The clerk shall receive all fines, forfeitures and bills of costs imposed or accruing to the use of the State when paid or tendered to him before a precept is issued to enforce collection, give discharges therefor and enter them of record.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §554 | Accounting by clerks |
Clerks of judicial courts shall account monthly for all fees received by them or payable to them by virtue of their office, except those portions of fees collected for passports and naturalization proceedings that are payable to the Federal Government, specify the items and pay the whole amount of the same to the Treasurer of State at such times and in such manner as the Chief Justice of the Superior Court or the Chief Justice’s designee from time to time specifies.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §168(1) | District Court: Funds |
1. District Court funds. Except as otherwise provided by law, all fines, forfeitures, surcharges, assessments and fees collected in any division of the District Court or by the violations bureau must be paid to the clerk of that District Court, who shall deposit them in a special account in a timely manner. Once each month, the clerk shall remit the sums to the Treasurer of State, who shall credit them to the General Fund.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1943 | Fines, costs and forfeitures in Superior Court |
Every clerk of a Superior Court shall render under oath a detailed account of all fines, costs and forfeitures upon convictions and sentences before the court and shall pay them into the State Treasury on or before the 15th day of the month following the collection of such fines, costs and forfeitures.
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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 28, § 151 | Collection of fees, fines, costs and assessments |
It shall be the duty of the clerks of the district court and other trial courts of record of this state to charge and collect the fees imposed by this + See moretitle and other fees, assessments and payments as imposed by the Oklahoma Statutes, fines, costs and assessments imposed by the district courts or appellate courts, and none others, in all cases, except those in which the defendant is charged with a misdemeanor or traffic violation, and except cases under the Small Claims Procedure Act, Section 1751 et seq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 22-138 | Municipal collection agency contracts |
A. The governing body of a municipality may enter into a contract with a collection agency for the provision of collection services for one or more of the following items:1. + See moreDebts and accounts receivable including, but not limited to, unpaid fees, penalties, interest, and other sums due the municipality, as applicable; or
2. Court penalties, costs, fines and fees in cases in municipal court in which the accused has failed to appear or otherwise failed to satisfy a monetary obligation ordered by the court.
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