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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-204   Collection After Default

(a) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine or costs defaults in the payment of the fine or costs or of any installment, the fine or costs may be collected

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by any means authorized for the enforcement of a money judgment in a civil action. (b) A judgment that the defendant pay a fine or costs constitutes a lien on the real property and personal property of the defendant in the same manner and to the same extent as a money judgment in a civil action.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-709(a)(1)(A) Responsibility for Collection

(i) The quorum court of each county of the state shall designate a county official, agency, or department which shall be primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in

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the circuit courts of this state.(ii) All fines collected each month in circuit court by the designated county official, agency, or department shall be disbursed by the fifth working day of the following month to the State Administration of Justice Fund, the county administration of justice fund, and the appropriate county fund, state entity, or state agency as provided by law.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-709(a)(1)(A)(iii) Responsibility for Collection

The sheriff shall remain responsible for collecting bail or money deposited in lieu of bail on behalf of defendants discharged from incarceration pursuant to law in circuit court.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-709(a)(1)(B)-(C) Responsibility for Collection

(B)(i) The quorum court may delegate the responsibility for the collection of delinquent fines assessed in circuit court to a private contractor.(ii) The contractor may receive, under a written contract,

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a commission on delinquent fines collected for circuit court. (C)(i) The commission agreed to be received by the private contractor shall be a portion of the total fine owed by a defendant. (ii) The court shall credit the defendant with the gross amount remitted to the private contractor. (iii) The private contractor shall remit the gross amounts collected to the county official, agency, or department designated under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section on at least a monthly basis.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-709(a)(2)(A) Responsibility for Collection

(i) The governing body or, if applicable, each governing body of a political subdivision which contributes to the expenses of a district court shall designate a county, town, or city

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official, agency, or department who shall be primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in the district courts of this state.(ii) All fines collected each month in district court or a department of district court by the designated county, town, or city official, agency, or department shall be disbursed by the tenth working day of the following month pursuant to § 16-17-707.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-709(a)(2)(B) Responsibility for Collection

The chief of police of the town or city in which a district court is located shall remain responsible for collecting bail or money deposited in lieu of bail on

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behalf of defendants discharged from incarceration pursuant to law in district court.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-709(a)(2)(C) Responsibility for Collection

(i) The governing body or, if applicable, each governing body of a political subdivision which contributes to the expenses of a district court may delegate the responsibility for the collection

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of delinquent fines assessed in district court to a private contractor.(ii) The contractor may receive under a written contract a commission on delinquent fines collected for district court. (iii) The commission agreed to be received by the private contractor shall be a portion of the total fine owed by a defendant. (iv) The court shall credit the defendant with the gross amount remitted to the private contractor. (v) The private contractor shall remit the gross amount collected to the county, town, or city official, agency, or department designated under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section on a monthly basis. (vi) The commission expense shall be apportioned among each governing body of a political subdivision which contributes to the expenses of a district court in proportion to the gross amount of fines collected for that political subdivision. (vii) Payment of the commission shall be according to accounting procedures prescribed by law. (viii) The remainder of fines received shall be disbursed pro rata under this section and §§ 16-10-209, 16-10-308, and 16-17-707.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 5.125 Collection by state courts

In the county court there shall be charged and collected in advance by the county clerk as clerk of the court, for the benefit of the county, the following fees,

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and no more, for the following purposes and services . . . 

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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.450 Enforcement of money judgment in criminal action

A judgment against the defendant or complainant in a criminal action, so far as it requires the payment of a fine, fee, assessment, costs and disbursements of the action or

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restitution, may be enforced as a judgment in a civil action.

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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.118(1)-(2) Assignment of judgments for collection of monetary obligation; costs of collection. [Effective January 1, 2020]

(1) Judgments in criminal actions that impose monetary obligations, including judgments requiring the payment of fines, costs, assessments, compensatory fines, attorney fees, forfeitures or restitution, may be assigned by the state,

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by a municipal court or by a justice court for collection.

(2) 

(a) The state may assign a judgment to the Department of Revenue or a private collection agency.

(b) A justice court may assign a judgment to a private collection agency or, in a criminal action, to the Department of Revenue for the purposes described in ORS 156.315.

(c) A municipal court may assign a judgment to: (A) A private collection agency; or (B) The Department of Revenue for the purposes described in subsections (6) to (8) of this section, if the judgment was entered in a criminal action and part of the judgment is payable to the State of Oregon.

(d) Nothing in this subsection limits the right of a municipal court or a justice court to assign for collection judgments in matters other than criminal actions.

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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 1.202 Fee for establishing and administering account for judgment that includes monetary obligation; fee for judgment referred for collection.

(1) All circuit courts and appellate courts of this state, and all commissions, departments and divisions in the judicial branch of state government, shall add a fee of not less

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than $ 50 and not more than $ 200 to any judgment that includes a monetary obligation that the court or judicial branch is charged with collecting. The fee shall cover the cost of establishing and administering an account for the debtor and shall be added without further notice to the debtor or further order of the court. The fee shall be added only if the court gives the defendant a period of time in which to pay the obligation after the financial obligation is imposed. Fees under this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund.


(2) All circuit courts and appellate courts of this state, and all commissions, departments and divisions in the judicial branch of state government, that use private collection agencies, the Department of Revenue or an offset of federal tax refunds pursuant to an agreement entered into under ORS 1.196 shall add a fee to any judgment referred for collection that includes a monetary obligation that the state court or the commission, department or division is charged with collecting. A fee to cover the costs of collecting judgments referred to the private collection agency, the Department of Revenue, the United States Financial Management Service or the Internal Revenue Service shall be added to the monetary obligation without further notice to the debtor or further order of the court. The fee may not exceed the actual costs of collecting the judgment.

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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 305.830 Collection of fines, penalties and forfeitures; disbursement; cost of collection

(1) Amounts transferred to the Department of Revenue by justice and municipal courts under ORS 153.633, 153.645, 153.650 and 153.657 shall be deposited in a suspense account established under ORS

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293.445 for the purpose of receiving criminal fines and assessments.
(2) In carrying out its duties under this section, the Department of Revenue shall have access to the records and dockets of those courts charged with the duty to transfer moneys to the department under ORS 153.633, 153.645, 153.650 and 153.657.
(3) The Department of Revenue may retain from the funds transferred under ORS 153.633, 153.645, 153.650 and 153.657 an amount not to exceed two percent annually for its actual costs of collection and disbursement of funds under this section, including the cost of all examinations, investigations and searches, and of all traveling and other expenses in connection therewith. The department shall deposit the net amount of moneys in the suspense account described in subsection (1) of this section into the Criminal Fine Account.
(4) All judicial, municipal and county officers shall cooperate with the Department of Revenue with respect to the collections, searches and investigations and shall furnish the Department of Revenue with any information contained in any of the records under their respective custodies relating thereto.
(5) The Department of State Police shall cooperate in the investigation of fines, penalties and forfeitures.