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Kansas | Kan. Sup. Ct. R. 1.03 | Debt Collection Contract Administration |
Debt Collection Contract Administration. The judicial administrator is authorized under K.S.A. 20-169 to enter into contracts to collect debts owed to courts or restitution owed under an order of restitution. A contract under K.S.A. 20-169 must provide + See morefor payment by the contracting agent to the judicial administrator for administrative costs of up to 3% of the debt and restitution collected. Each contract must specify other terms and conditions appropriate to facilitate collections. The judicial administrator may establish procedures consistent with K.S.A. 20-169 to be used in the negotiation and execution of contracts to collect debts owed to courts and restitution owed under an order of restitution.
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Maryland | Md. Rule 4-353 | Assessment of Costs pursuant to Article, § 7-409 |
Costs assessed pursuant to Code, Courts Article, § 7-409 shall be assessed separately from other costs and shall not be waived by the court except upon an express finding stated + See moreon the record that the defendant is not likely to be able to pay any significant part of those costs within the succeeding twelve years.
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Maryland | Md. Rule 4-354 | Money judgments/order of payments |
A money judgment or other order for payment of a sum certain entered in a criminal action in favor of the State, including court costs, a fine, forfeiture of an + See moreappearance bond, and adjudication of a lien pursuant to Code, Criminal Procedure Article, § 16-212, may be enforced in the same manner as a money judgment entered in a civil action or in accordance with statutory procedures for the collection of a debt due to the State or a State agency.
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