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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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Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 757.05(1)(b) | Penalty surcharge |
(b) If a fine or forfeiture is imposed by a court of record, after a determination by the court of the amount due, the clerk of the court shall collect + See moreand transmit the amount to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s.59.25 (3) (f) 2.
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Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 755.21 | Collection |
The governing body or court may contractwith a collection agency for the collection of unpaid forfeitures, assessments, and surcharges under s. 66.0114 (1) (a). Collection under this section may not + See morebegin until the court refers the case to the collection agency. The contract shall provide that the collection agency shall be paid from the proceeds recovered by the collection agency. For each violation for which a forfeiture, assessment, or surcharge is imposed, the municipal court shall determine the amount to be distributed to each entity under s. 66.0114 (1) (bm) and (3) (b) and (c) as follows:
(1) Calculate the percentage of the total violation amount to which the entity is entitled before the collection agency is paid.
(2) Subtract from the amount collected for the violation the amount paid to the collection agency to collect the violation amount.
(3) Multiply the remainder under sub. (2) by the percentage under sub. (1).
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