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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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Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. 706-641 | Criteria for imposing fines |
(1) The court shall not sentence a defendant only to pay a fine, when any other disposition is authorized by law, except in misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor cases. (2) The court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine in addition to a sentence of imprisonment or probation unless: (a) The defendant has derived a pecuniary gain from the crime; or (b) The court is of the opinion that a fine is specially adapted to the deterrence of the crime involved or to the correction of the defendant.
(3) The court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine unless: (a) The defendant is or will be able to pay the fine; and (b) The fine will not prevent the defendant from making restitution to the victim of the offense. (4) In determining the amount and method of payment of a fine, the court shall take into account the financial resources of the defendant and the nature of the burden that its payment will impose. |
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Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. 601-17.5 | Collection of delinquent court-ordered payments |
The judiciary may contract with a collection agency bonded under chapter 443B or with a licensed attorney to collect any delinquent court-ordered penalties, fines, restitution, sanctions, and court costs, including juvenile monetary assessments. Any fees or costs associated with the collection efforts shall be added to the amount due and retained by the collection agency as its payment; provided that no fees or costs shall exceed fifty per cent of the amount collected.
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Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-642 | Time and method of payment |
(1) When a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine, the court may grant permission for the payment to be made within a specified period of time or in specified installments. If no such permission is embodied in the sentence, the fine shall be payable forthwith by cash, check, or by a credit card approved by the court.
(2) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine is also sentenced to probation, the court may make the payment of the fine a condition of probation. (3) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine is also ordered to make restitution or reparation to the victim or victims, or to the person or party who has incurred loss or damage because of the defendant's crime, the payment of restitution or reparation shall have priority over the payment of the fine, pursuant to section 706-651. No fine shall be collected until the restitution or reparation order has been satisfied. |
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Indiana | Ind. Code 5-11-5-7 | State Board of Accounts |
Sec. 7. (a) The state board of accounts or a person designated in writing by it may collect any of the following: (1) Unpaid fines, costs, or fees that are + See moreimposed for violations of statutes defining a crime or infraction and are owed to the state or its political subdivisions.
(2) Money owed resulting from bond forfeitures under IC 35-33-8-7.
(3) Unpaid user's fees incurred under a pretrial diversion agreement by a person charged with a misdemeanor, infraction, or ordinance violation.
(b) The state board of accounts or its agent may compromise the amount of money owed in collecting money under this section.
(c) The costs of collection, including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees, may be added to money that is owed and collected under this section. However, the costs of collection may not exceed an amount that is equal to the amount of money that is owed.
(d) When money is collected under this section, the state board of accounts or its agent shall deposit the money, less the costs of collection, in accounts to the credit of the state or a political subdivision as required by law.
(e) The costs of collecting money under this section shall be determined by the state board of accounts and shall be paid from money collected.
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Indiana | Ind. Code 9-21-3.5-10 | Collection of traffic tickets |
Sec. 10. (a) The department or the authority may adopt and enforce rules concerning: (1) the placement and use of automated traffic law enforcement systems to enforce collection of user + See morefees;
(2) required notification in the form of a citation to the owner of a vehicle used in the commission of a moving violation under section 9 of this chapter;
(3) the process for notification, collection, and enforcement of unpaid amounts;
(4) the amount of fines, charges, and assessments for toll violations, including, with respect to amounts unpaid by violators who are not subject to IC 9-18-2-17(b):
(A) contracting with a collection agency; and
(B) authorizing the collection agency in the contract for collection services to impose on and collect from the violator an additional collection fee; and
(5) other matters relating to automated traffic law enforcement systems that the department or the authority considers appropriate.
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Indiana | Burns Ind. Code Ann. § 33-37-5-9 (b);(d) | Drug Abuse, Prosecution, Interdiction, and Correction Fee |
(b) The court shall assess a drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) against a person convicted of an offense under IC 35-48-4; (d) The clerk shall collect the drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fee set by the court when a person is convicted of an offense under IC 35-48-4.
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Indiana | Burns Ind. Code Ann. § 33-37-5-22 (c) | Applicability — Late Payment Fee — Requirement to Pay — Defendant not Indigent |
Subject to subsection (d), the clerk of a court that adopts a local rule imposing a late payment fee under this section shall collect a late payment fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) from a defendant described in subsection (a).
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