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Maine | Admin Orders Order JB-05-26 | Revised court fees schedule and document management procedures |
This section, relating to late payment of fines, applies to all fines imposed after December 31, 2003, without regard to the date of the offense or the date of the + See morecharge. When a criminal fine or a juvenile court fine is not paid on the date it is imposed, or on the date that the payment is due, if the time for payment is extended by the Court, there shall be a late payment fee assessed, in addition to the amount due on the fine, as follows:
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Missouri | Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 37.43(a) | Ordinance Violation - Summons or Arrest Warrant - When Issued - Failure to Appear |
When an information charging the commission of an ordinance violation is filed pursuant to Rule 37.34, a summons shall be issued unless the court finds that there are:(a) Sufficient facts + See morestated to show probable cause that an ordinance violation has been committed, and
(b) Reasonable grounds for the court to believe that the defendant will not appear upon the summons, or a showing has been made to the court that the accused poses a danger to a crime victim, the community, or any other person.
If the court so finds, a warrant for the arrest of the defendant may be issued
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Missouri | Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 37.65 | Fines, Installment or Delayed Payments – Response to Nonpayment |
(a) When a fine is assessed and it appears to the judge that the defendant does not have at that time the present means to pay the fine, the judge + See moreshall order a stay of execution on the payment of the fine and:
(1) Grant the defendant a specified period of time within which to pay the fine in full, or
(2) Provide for the payment of the fine on an installment basis under such terms and conditions as the judge may deem appropriate.
(b) The judge may issue an order to show cause, consistent with Rule 36.01(b), for the defendant to appear in court at a future date in the event the fine is not paid in the time specified by the judge. In the event the defendant fails to appear at that future date, the court may issue a warrant to secure the defendant’s appearance for a hearing on the order to show cause.
(c) If a defendant defaults in the payment of the fine or any installment thereof, the judge may issue an order to show cause why the defendant should not be held in contempt of court. The judge shall issue a summons for the defendant’s appearance on the order to show cause unless the defendant was ordered to appear at a future date as provided in Rule 37.65(b). If the defendant fails to appear on the summons, the court may then issue a warrant to secure the defendant’s appearance for a hearing on the order to show cause. The summons may be served by the clerk mailing it to the defendant’s last known address by first class mail.
(d) If following the show cause hearing the judge finds the defendant intentionally refused to obey the sentence of the court or to have made a good faith effort to obtain the necessary funds for payment, the judge may confine the defendant for a term not to exceed thirty days for contempt of court. If the judge finds that the failure to pay the fine is excusable, the judge shall enter an order allowing the defendant additional time for payment, or may modify the method of payment or waive the collection of all or part of any unpaid portion of the fine.
(e) Upon default in the payment of a fine or any installment thereof, the fine may be collected by any means authorized by law for the enforcement of money judgments.
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Missouri | Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 36.04 | Minimum operating standards |
Minimum Operating Standard # 2: Municipal divisions shall inquire of defendants and allow them to present information about their financial condition when assessing their ability to pay and establishing payment + See morerequirements for monies due
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Pennsylvania | PA R GREENE CTY RCRP Rule G1407-CRIM | Payment of Fines, Costs, and Restitution |
a. All fines, costs, and restitution assessed at the time of sentencing shall be payable within fifteen (15) days of sentencing, except in cases where the defendant can show a + See morehardship, the Greene County Probation and Parole Department may arrange a payment schedule with the defendant in order to provide that all such fines, costs and restitution are paid in full at least one (1) month prior to the maximum term of the sentence.
b. The Greene County Parole and Probation Department shall ensure that all cases where the defendant has not paid the fines, costs and restitution pursuant to the foregoing are scheduled for a violation hearing consistent with Pa.R.Crim.P. 1409 when a defendant unjustifiably is not making payments agreed upon, but in any event, such hearing shall be scheduled not later than one (1) month prior to the termination of the maximum sentence of the defendant.
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Wyoming | Wyo. Ct. R. 1 | Costs and fees in criminal actions. |
(a) Circuit courts shall collect for every criminal/traffic charge (count) for which aconviction results unless otherwise specifically excepted by statute or court rule, costs
in the sum of $20.00 which shall + See morebe assessed as part of the sentence. In addition, for
every criminal/traffic charge (count) for which a conviction results unless otherwise
specifically excepted by statute or court rule, a fee of $20.00 shall be imposed, $10.00 of
which shall be deposited into the judicial systems automation account established by
W.S. § 5-2-120 and $10.00 of which shall be deposited into the indigent civil legal
services account established by W.S. § 5-2-121.
(b) For every charge (count) the court shall impose the costs and fees provided for
under paragraph (a) above, and the victim’s compensation fee as required by W.S.
§ 1-40-119, unless the court determines the defendant has an inability to pay and that
no reasonable probability exists that the defendant will have an ability to pay.
(Amended August 13, 2002, effective September 1, 2002; amended December 17, 2002,
effective January 1, 2003; amended May 25, 2010, effective July 1, 2010.)
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Wyoming | Wyo. Ct. R. 7 | Over Payments | In the case of over payments, a refund need not be made unless the over payment exceeds $10.00. | Fines and fees |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Ct. R. 2 | Municipal Courts |
(a) Costs and fees assessed and collected in municipal courts shall be fixed by ordinance in each city and town but costs shall not exceed $10.00. Such costs shall be remitted + See moreto the city or town treasurer. By ordinance, a city or town may prescribe either a court automation fee of $10.00 or an indigent civil legal services fee of $10.00 or both as a cost to be paid by every person guilty of a violation of a city or town ordinance, and if so prescribed those fees shall be remitted to the judicial systems automation account established by W.S. § 5-2-120 and the indigent civil legal services account established by W.S. § 5-2-121. (b) Record check requests. All requests for a record check shall be submitted in writing by the applicant. Response to the request for a record check shall be made by the court in writing as soon as practicable after the written request is received by the court. The fee for checking municipal court records shall be ten dollars ($10.00). Payment of the $10.00 fee for each record check shall be made in cash or check payable to the court. No charge shall be made for checking municipal court records if requested by an employee of a governmental agency. Any request for copies of documents shall be billed separately above and beyond any fee charged as set forth herein. This rule and the charge provided only applies to services required from court personnel to check and/or abstract court records. This rule has no application to the personal examination of any court records including indexes by any individual desiring information from these public records.
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Wyoming | Wyo. R GOV ACCESS CT REC R. 6 | Court Records Not Available for Public Access |
Public access to court records may be prohibited by statute, administrative rule, court rule, or court order. The below list serves as a partial list of the public access restrictions: + See more(a) Records listed in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-4-203(b) and (d).(b) Adoption and confidential intermediary records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-22-104(d), (e), and 1-22-203(c).
(c) Attorney discipline records pursuant to Disciplinary Code §§ 5 and 12(h) and Lawyers' Assistance Committee Rule 4C.
(d) Mediation proceeding records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-43-102 and agricultural mediation services records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 11-41-106.
(e) Domestic violence protection order petitioners' and their children's identifying information pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-21-105(e).
(f) Grand jury records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 7-5-207, 7-5-208, and 7-5-308.
(g) Guardianships and conservatorships records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 3-1-110(a) and § 16-4-203(b) and (d).
(h) Involuntary commitment records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-10-122.
(i) Records from child abuse and neglect proceedings, including but not limited to records of the multidisciplinary team, pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-3-424, 14-3-427(g), 14-3-437, and 14-3-439, except any order for payment of support and treatment that is not confidential pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-435.
(j) Records related to juvenile justice proceedings in the district court, including but not limited to records of the multidisciplinary team, pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-6-203(g) and (j), 14-6-227(g), 14-6-239, and 14-6-240, except any order for payment of support and treatment that is not confidential pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-236.
(k) Records related to children in need of supervision proceedings, including but not limited to records of the multidisciplinary team pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-6-437 and 14-6-427, except any order for payment of support and treatment that is not confidential pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-435.
(l) Presentence investigation reports pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-409.
(m) Search warrant applications and affidavits until served and returned, pursuant to W.R.Cr.P. 41(i).
(n) Discovery material or other items submitted to a court for in camera review.
(o) Trial juror addresses, qualification forms, and questionnaires, except to the parties in the case, if disclosure is restricted or prohibited by the court.
(p) Mental health and counseling records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 33-27-123, 33-38-113, 9-2-125, and 9-2-126.
(q) Substance abuse evaluation reports pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 9-2-125 and 16-4-203(d)(i).
(r) Records sealed by a court.
(s) Sexual assault victim's identifying information prior to filing of the information or indictment in district court, and minor sexual assault victim's name pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-319(a) and (b).
(t) Medical records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-4-203(d)(i).
(u) Crime victim's compensation application pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-40-107(d).
(v) Probation counselor case records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-3-504(b).
(w) Court supervised treatment program information pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1610.
(x) Criminal history record information pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-106.
(y) Sex offender registration information pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-303(b).
(z) Administrative subpoena information regarding child exploitation investigations pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-1-640(j), unless in connection with a criminal case related to the subpoenaed materials.
(aa) Genetic testing information pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-710(c).
(bb) Parentage adjudication information pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-819, other than the final judgment.
(cc) Child abuse and neglect information pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-214.
(dd) Domestic relations financial affidavits and records pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-2-308(d).
(ee) Motor vehicle accident reports pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 31-5-1110 and 1111.
(ff) Adult protective services information pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-20-112(a) and (b).
(gg) Confidential fair market value information in eminent domain proceedings pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-704(d).
(hh) Sexual assault victim medical examination information and reports pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-309(m).
(ii) Sexually transmitted disease examination information and reports pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-1-109(f).
(jj) Patient records from the Wyoming Life Resources Center pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-131.
(kk) Coroner's records, including toxicology reports, photographs, video recordings or audio recordings made at the scene of the death or made in the course of postmortem examinations pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-4-105.
Any party or other person making a filing in a case, wherein it is necessary to attach documents that are prohibited for public release by statute, administrative rule, court rule, or court order, shall make that filing a redacted filing in accordance with Rule 7, herein.
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Wyoming | WY R GOV ACCESS CT REC R. 4 | When Court Records May be Accessed |
Court records shall be available for public access in the court facilities where the records are kept, during regular business hours. Upon receiving a request for access to court records, + See morethe custodian shall respond within a reasonable time regarding the availability of the records, and shall provide or deny access thereto within a reasonable time. Court records shall be provided at a time and in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with other business of the courts. Electronic records to which the court allows remote access shall be available for public access at any time, subject to normal system maintenance and unexpected technical failures.
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Wyoming | W.R. Cr. P. Rule 32.1 | Offender Payments and Restitution |
The clerk of court shall use the following prioritized order when distributing offender payments and restitution: 1. Crime Victims Compensation Surcharge (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-40-119) 2. Judicial Systems Automation Fee (Wyo. Stat. Ann. + See more§ 5-2-120) 3. Indigent Civil Legal Services Fee (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-121)4. Restitution as follows: a) Restitution payments received by a court shall be forwarded to the third party whenever the court has received funds totaling $25 or more. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as to limit any number of additional payments the clerks may choose to make. b) If there are multiple victims in a case, the clerk shall pay out to each victim in equal amounts, but may hold those monies until the clerk has received funds totaling $25 per victim. c) If six months between restitution payments have lapsed, the clerk shall pay out in equal amounts the remainder of monies held. 5. Drug Court Surcharge (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1616) 6. Court costs 7. Fines 8. Fees (in the following order, including but not limited to: public defender fee, prosecution fee, addicted offender fee, probation fee, jail costs, extradition fee, and other fees). 9. Contempt.
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