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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4841 | Collections; payment to county treasurer |
(1) All officers or other persons who collect or receive any moneys on account of any penalty shall pay over the same to the county treasurer on or before the + See morelast day of the month following.
(2) Upon learning that any person has neglected to pay over such moneys within such time, the county treasurer shall proceed in the circuit court for the county to collect such moneys.
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.28(G)(1) | Financial sanctions |
(G) Each court imposing a financial sanction upon an offender under this section may designate the clerk of the court or another person to collect the financial sanction. The clerk, + See moreor another person authorized by law or the court to collect the financial sanction may do the following: (1) Enter into contracts with one or more public agencies or private vendors for the collection of amounts due under the sanction. Before entering into a contract for the collection of amounts due from an offender pursuant to any financial sanction imposed pursuant to this section, a court shall comply with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code.
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.18(F) | Financial sanctions |
(F) Each court imposing a financial sanction upon an offender under this section or under section 2929.32 of the Revised Code may designate the clerk of the court or another + See moreperson to collect the financial sanction. The clerk or other person authorized by law or the court to collect the financial sanction may enter into contracts with one or more public agencies or private vendors for the collection of, amounts due under the financial sanction imposed pursuant to this section or section 2929.32 of the Revised Code. Before entering into a contract for the collection of amounts due from an offender pursuant to any financial sanction imposed pursuant to this section or section 2929.32 of the Revised Code, a court shall comply with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code.
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.20(E)(1) | Fines; costs; restitution; forfeitures |
(E) The clerk of the court, or another person authorized by law or by the court to collect a financial sanction imposed under this section, may do any of the + See morefollowing:(1) Enter into contracts with one or more public agencies or private vendors for the collection of the amounts due under the financial sanction, which amounts may include interest from the date of imposition of the financial sanction;
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.20(E)(2) | Fines; costs; restitution; forfeitures |
(E) The clerk of the court, or another person authorized by law or by the court to collect a financial sanction imposed under this section, may do any of the + See morefollowing:. . . (2) Permit payment of all, or any portion of, the financial sanction in installments, by credit or debit card, by another type of electronic transfer, or by any other reasonable method, within any period of time, and on any terms that the court considers just, except that the maximum time permitted for payment shall not exceed five years. The clerk may pay any fee associated with processing an electronic transfer out of public money and may charge the fee to the delinquent child.
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-350 | When sheriff not to receive fines. | When sheriff not to receive fines.No sheriff or other law-enforcement officer shall receive any fine, penalty or costs imposed by a court not of record, except under process duly issued. |
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Louisiana | La. CCRP 886.A | Collection of judgment |
In the event of nonpayment of a fine, nonpayment of restitution to the victim, or nonpayment of a fine and costs, within sixty days after the sentence was imposed, and + See moreif no appeal is pending, the court which imposed the sentence may sign a judgment against the defendant in a sum equal to the fine or restitution plus judicial interest to begin sixty days after the sentence was imposed plus all costs of the criminal proceeding and subsequent proceedings necessary to enforce the judgment in either civil or criminal court, or both. Collection of the judgment may be enforced in either criminal or civil court, or both, in the same manner as a money judgment in a civil case. In addition, particular courts may provide by court rule for enforcement by the filing of an offset claim against the defendant, in accordance with R.S. 47:299.1 through 299.20.
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-503 | Collection installments - probation agency/officers |
If a fine is payable in installments, the court may order that the payments be made to a probation agency or officer. (2) The probation agency or officer shall report + See moreto the court a failure to comply with the order.
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Minnesota | M.S.A. § 244.18 Subd. 3 | Local Correctional Fees; Imposition on Offenders; fee collection |
The chief executive officer of a local correctional agency may impose and collect local correctional fees. The local correctional agency may collect the fee at any time while the offender + See moreis under sentence or after the sentence has been discharged. A local probation and parole agency established under section 244.19 or community corrections agency established undersection 401.02 may not impose a fee under this section if the offender is supervised by the commissioner of corrections and the commissioner of corrections imposes and collects a fee under section 241.272. The agency may use any available civil means of debt collection in collecting a local correctional fee.
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Minnesota | M.S.A. § 480.15 Subd. 10(c) | Powers and duties; Uniform collections policies and procedures for courts |
The state court administrator under the direction of the Judicial Council may promulgate uniform collections policies and procedures for the courts and may contract with credit bureaus, public and private + See morecollection agencies, the Department of Revenue, and other public or private entities providing collection services as necessary for the collection of court debts. The court collection process and procedures are not subject to section 16A.1285. Court debts referred to the Department of Revenue for collection are not subject to section 16D.07.
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Minnesota | M.S.A. § 357.09 Subd. 1 | Sheriffs; Activities for which fees set |
Fees set under subdivision 8 shall be charged and collected by the sheriff for:
(1) serving a summons, warrant, writ, subpoena, or any process issued by a court of record, for + See moreeach defendant served and mileage;
(2) taking and approving a bond, and for a certified copy;
(3) collection on execution after levy;
(4) posting three notices of sale;
(5) certificate of sale of real estate; a copy when requested;
(6) selling land on foreclosure of a mortgage, for all services required, including executing a certificate of sale; postponing such a sale;
(7) making diligent search and inquiry and returning a summons when defendants cannot be found;
(8) returning an execution unsatisfied when no service is made;
(9) receiving and paying over money paid on redemption of property and executing a certificate, to be collected from the person redeeming;
(10) securing and safely keeping property in replevin or attachment or on execution;
(11) for services not herein enumerated, if provided by the county board;
(12) for all process when no charge is made for service of a return of not found or unsatisfied.
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Minnesota | M.S.A. § 387.20 Subd. 5 | Salaries, fees, budgets; appeals; Fees, expenses, per diems |
The county sheriff shall charge and collect all fees and per diems prescribed by law and may require such fees and per diems to be paid before performing the services + See morefor which they are charged. The sheriff shall pay all such fees and per diems to the county in the manner and at the times prescribed by the county board, but not less often than once each month. The sheriff shall not retain any additional compensation or other emolument for services in any activity of county government. For purposes of this subdivision, (1) the expenses of the sheriff incurred in the performance of official duties for the county, (2) uniform allowances, (3) mileage and travel allowances, except as the board shall have furnished motor vehicles pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 1961, section 387.29, (4) living quarters provided by the county, and (5) payments for boarding prisoners, shall not be deemed an emolument of the office.
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-17-302(1) | Execution of judgment | The judgment must be executed by the sheriff, constable, marshal, or police officer of the jurisdiction in which the offender was convicted. |
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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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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. § 77-18-7 | 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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Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28-1631 | Traffic ticket enforcement assistance program; establishment |
A. The department shall establish procedures to:1. Assist the courts and political subdivisions of this state to collect delinquent monetary obligations imposed for violations of title 5, chapter 31 and for civil and criminal traffic violations. 2. Assist in the enforcement of criminal traffic failure to appear offenses. B. The program established by this article shall not include collection of delinquent parking tickets.
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California | Cal. Pen. Code § 1205 | Judgment imposing fine; Imprisonment pending payment; Default; Fee for processing accounts receivable; Limitation |
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the clerk of the court, or the judge if there is no clerk, from turning these accounts over to another county department or a collecting agency for processing and collection.(e) The defendant shall pay to the clerk of the court or the collecting agency a fee for the processing of installment accounts. This fee shall equal the administrative and clerical costs, as determined by the board of supervisors, or by the court, depending on which entity administers the account. The defendant shall pay to the clerk of the court or the collecting agency the fee established for the processing of the accounts receivable that are not to be paid in installments. The fee shall equal the administrative and clerical costs, as determined by the board of supervisors, or by the court, depending on which entity administers the account, except that the fee shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30).
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California | Cal. Pen. Code § 1463.007(b)-(c) | Proceedings in Misdemeanor and Infraction Cases: Deduction and deposit of cost of comprehensive collection program; Minimum amount for inclusion; When debt is delinquent and subject to collection; Conditions |
(b) Once debt becomes delinquent, it continues to be delinquent and may be subject to collection by a comprehensive collection program . . . . (c) For the purposes of this section, a “comprehensive collection program” is a separate and distinct revenue collection activity that meets each of the following criteria: ... (4) The program engages in at least five of the following activities: ... (D) Contracts with one or more private debt collectors to collect delinquent debt.
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California | Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 19280 | Referral of certain fines, penalties, bail, forfeitures, and restitution orders to Franchise Tax Board for collection; Interest; Applicability of specified provisions |
Fines, state or local penalties, bail, forfeitures, restitution fines, restitution orders, or any other amounts imposed by a juvenile or superior court of the State of California upon a person or any other entity that are due and payable in an amount totaling no less than one hundred dollars ($100), in the aggregate, for criminal offenses, including all offenses involving a violation of the Vehicle Code, and any amounts due pursuant to Section 903.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may, no sooner than 90 days after payment of that amount becomes delinquent, be referred by the juvenile or superior court, the county, or the state to the Franchise Tax Board for collection under guidelines prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.
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