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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4841 | Collections; payment to county treasurer |
(1) All officers or other persons who collect or receive any moneys on account of any penalty shall pay over the same to the county treasurer on or before the + See morelast day of the month following.
(2) Upon learning that any person has neglected to pay over such moneys within such time, the county treasurer shall proceed in the circuit court for the county to collect such moneys.
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.133 | Agreement; provisions |
An agreement entered into under this act shall provide for at least all of the following:
(a) Assignment to the state for collection by the department of amounts that have been + See moredue and owing the court for not less than 180 days, including, but not limited to, any or all of the following:
(i) Fees, including reinstatement fees.
(ii) Fines.
(iii) Forfeitures.
(iv) Penalties and costs assessed for criminal offenses, including the costs of prosecution and providing court-ordered legal assistance to the defendant.
(v) Penalties and costs assessed for civil infractions, civil violations, and parking violations.
(vi) Penalties and costs assessed for ordinance violations.
(vii) Forfeited recognizances.
(viii) Late penalties assessed pursuant to section 4803 of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.4803 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) Provision of the information necessary for the department to identify, locate, and collect delinquent accounts.
(c) Accounting for, settlement of, and transmission to the court of money collected pursuant to the agreement.
(d) Collection of a fee by the state treasurer to recoup costs associated with the collection services.
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann § 7A-321(b)(2) | Collection of offender fines and fees assessed by the court; collection assistance fee |
(b) In attempting to collect the fines, fees, costs, and restitution owed by offenders not sentenced to supervised probation or active time, the Administrative Office of the Courts may do the following: . . . (2) Enter into contracts with a collection agency, agencies, or municipal or county government agencies to collect unpaid amounts owed. The Administrative Office of the Courts may provide by such contract for the collection assistance fee to be retained by the agency or agencies that collect the amounts owed.
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6(1)(a) | Judgment to pay fine or restitution constitutes a lien |
(1)(a) In cases not supervised by the Department of Corrections, the clerk of the district court shall: (i) transfer the responsibility to collect past due accounts receivable to the Office + See moreof State Debt Collection when the accounts receivable are 90 days or more past due;
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6(1)(b)(ii) | Judgment to pay fine or restitution constitutes a lien | The Department of Corrections shall collect the judgment on behalf of the victim as provided in Subsection 77-18-1(9). |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6(1)(b)(iii) | Judgment to pay fine or restitution constitutes a lien | The court shall collect the judgment on behalf of the victim as provided in Subsection 78A-2-214(2). |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6(1)(b)(iv) | Judgment to pay fine or restitution constitutes a lien | (iv)The victim may collect the judgment. |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-7 | Costs imposed on defendant--Restrictions |
Unless specifically authorized by statute, a defendant shall not be required to pay court costs in a criminal case either as a part of a sentence or as a condition + See moreof probation or dismissal.
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