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Delaware | 11 Del. C. § 9006 | Function of the Agency |
The Agency, subject to the approval of the Department of Justice, shall have the following functions, powers and duties: ...(8) To reimburse other governmental agencies pursuant to this chapter for emergency awards to victims, secondary victims, or claimants;(9) To recover through reimbursement by the criminal defendant the full amount of compensation paid to victims of crimes committed by the defendant; (10) To recover through reimbursement from victims, claimants, and their dependents funds received from other sources of payment, as set forth herein
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Delaware | 11 Del. C. § 9014(a) | Recovery From the Criminal |
Whenever any person is convicted of an offense and a payment of compensation is, or has been, made under this chapter for a personal injury or death resulting from the act constituting such offense, the State may institute an action against such person for the recovery of the whole or any specified part of the compensation in any Superior Court within the State, or in any other court, either state or federal, if such court has custody or control of funds of the criminal or which may be awarded to the criminal. Any amounts recovered under this section shall be deposited to the fund which finances the administration of this chapter.
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Nevada | NRS 176.064 (3)(a)-(b) | Collection fee for unpaid administrative assessment, fine, fee or restitution; use of collection agency; report to credit agencies; civil judgment; attachment or garnishment; suspension of driver's license; imprisonment |
3. The court may, on its own motion or at the request of a state or local entity that is responsible for collecting the delinquent fine, administrative assessment, fee or restitution, + See moretake any or all of the following actions, in the following order of priority if practicable: . . .
(b) Request that a prosecuting attorney undertake collection of the delinquency, including, without limitation, the original amount of the civil judgment entered pursuant to paragraph (a) and the collection fee, by attachment or garnishment of the defendant’s property, wages or other money receivable.
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Nevada | NRS 176.0625(2) | Administrative assessment, fine or fee for felony or gross misdemeanor: Collection by certain entities |
2. If the county treasurer or other office assigned by the county to make collections is unable to collect the fine, administrative assessment or fee after 60 days, the county + See moretreasurer may assign to the Office of the State Controller the responsibility for collection of the fine, administrative assessment or fee through a cooperative agreement pursuant to NRS 353.650, so long as the Office of the State Controller is willing and able to make such collection efforts.
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