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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-11-101.6(3) | Collection of Fines and Fees - Methods - Charges - Judicial Collection Enhancement Fund |
To collect on past due orders of fines or fees, the state may employ any method available to collect state receivables, including assigning such accounts to private counsel or private collection agencies under section 24-30-202.4(2), C.R.S.
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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-30-202.4(1) | Collection of Debts Due the State - Controller's Duties - Creation of Debt Collection Fund - Reciprocal Debt Collection Agreements - Definitions |
The state controller shall advise and assist the various state agencies concerning the collection of debts due the state through such agencies, in accordance with rules promulgated by the executive director of the department of personnel, to achieve the prompt collection of debts due such agencies. The controller may delegate the responsibility for the collection of debts to the central collection services section of the division of finance and procurement, or any successor section, in the department.
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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-30-202.4(2) | Collection of Debts Due the State - Controller's Duties - Creation of Debt Collection Fund - Reciprocal Debt Collection Agreements - Definitions |
All state agencies shall refer to the state controller debts due the state that the agency has been unable to collect within thirty days after such debts have become past due
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New York | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 420.10.8 | Collection of fines, restitution or reparation |
The chief elected official in each county, and in the city of New York the mayor, shall designate an official or organization other than the district attorney to be responsible + See morefor the collection and administration of restitution and reparation payments under provisions of the penal law and this chapter. This official or organization shall be eligible for the designated surcharge provided for by subdivision eight of section 60.27 of the penal law.
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New York | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 420.10.1 | Collection of fines, restitution or reparation | When the court imposes a fine upon an individual, it shall designate the official other than the district attorney to whom payment is to be remitted. |
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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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