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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 § 568 | Duties of clerks as to records; fees |
All clerks of courts shall receive and safely keep all such records and papers lodged in their offices and give attested copies thereof, for which they shall receive the same fees as a notary. Such copies shall be as valid as if certified by notaries.
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Obligation to collect or record | All courts |
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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 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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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 1 §408-A | Public records available for inspection and copying |
Except as otherwise provided by statute, a person has the right to inspect and copy any public record in accordance with this section within a reasonable time of making the request to inspect or copy the public record.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | All courts |
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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 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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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1942 | Duty of clerks to collect fines nd costs or to issue process for collection |
Each clerk of court, in default of payment to him of fines, forfeitures and bills of costs, shall issue warrants of distress, or such other process therefor as the court finds necessary to enforce the execution of any order, sentence or judgment in behalf of the State, deliver them to the sheriff, or to such constable as the district attorney directs, and enter of record the name of the officer and the time when they are delivered to him.
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Obligation to collect or record | State 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 issued to enforce collection, give discharges therefor and enter them of record.
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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §564 | Record of criminal or traffic infraction cases; certain convictions or adjudications not criminal records |
In indictments, clerks shall make records of the process, proceedings, judgment and sentence as the Supreme Judicial Court may prescribe by rule. |
Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §565 | Examination and correction of records |
The Chief Justice of the Superior Court may cause the records of each clerk to be examined and when found deficient, direct them to be immediately made or corrected . . .
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Obligation to collect or record | Court |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1941 | Duties of clerks as to certificates of fines |
Clerks of court shall attest triplicate copies of certificates of all fees, fines and bail forfeitures imposed and accruing to the State at such intervals as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or his designee may direct, and deliver one of these copies to the State Auditor, to the Chief Justice or his designee and retain one in the clerk’s office.
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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1982 | Receipts for process for recovery of fines |
Every sheriff or other officer to whom any process for the recovery of such fine, forfeiture or costs is committed by the clerk of courts shall, at the next session of the court in the same county, produce a receipt in full for the same or assign a satisfactory excuse for not so doing.
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Obligation to collect or record | Law enforcement |
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 66, § 10(a) | Public Record Request — Procedure. |
(a) A records access officer appointed pursuant to section 6A, or a designee, shall at reasonable times and without unreasonable delay permit inspection or furnish a copy of any public record as defined in clause twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4, or any segregable portion of a public record, not later than 10 business days following the receipt of the request provided that: (i) the request reasonably describes the public record sought; (ii) the public record is within the possession, custody or control of the agency or municipality that the records access officer serves; and (iii) the records access officer receives payment of a reasonable fee as set forth in subsection (d).
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | Clerk, Municipality/municipal agency, State/statewide agency |
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 90 | Probation Officers — Powers; Inspection of Records. |
A probation officer shall not be an active member of the regular police force, but so far as necessary in the performance of his official duties shall, except as otherwise provided, have all the powers of a police officer, and if appointed by the superior court may, by its direction, act in any part of the commonwealth. He shall report to the court, and his records may at all times be inspected by police officials of the towns of the commonwealth; provided, that his records in cases arising under sections fifty-two to fifty-nine, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and nineteen shall not be open to inspection without the consent of a justice of his court.
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Obligation to collect or record | Supervision agency |
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211E, § 1(c)(8),(f) | Massachusetts Sentencing Commission Established. |
(c) The commission shall have the power to perform such functions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and may delegate to any member or designated person such powers as may be appropriate to the accomplishment of the duties of the commission as set forth below. In particular, the commission shall: (8) make recommendations to the legislature concerning modification or enactment of laws relating to crimes, sentencing, and correctional matters, as well as recommendations concerning programmatic, budgetary and capital matters that the commission finds to be necessary and advisable to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(f) Except as otherwise provided by law, the commission shall maintain and make available for public inspection a record of the final vote of each member on any action taken by it. |
Obligation to collect or record | State/statewide agency |
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 2 | Clerks — Duties. |
The clerk shall attend all sessions of the court, preserve all the files and papers thereof, keep a docket record of all questions transferred, and of all petitions, complaints or other processes presented to the court, and enter thereon the names of the parties in full and of the counsel who appear in their behalf, and a brief description of the nature of the action or proceeding. He shall also record thereon accurate minutes of all orders, decrees or directions of the court in each case, transmit forthwith to the clerks of courts in the several counties all rescripts made or ordered by the court and the papers which belong to the supreme judicial court or the superior court in each case, and receive and keep safely all papers transmitted to him by the clerks of the courts. He shall make copies of all papers on file in said court and of the docket record thereof, if desired, and certify them under the seal of the court. He shall issue such writs or other processes as the court orders, shall charge the fees provided by law for like services for clerks of courts, and if no express fee is provided, he shall receive a fair compensation for the services required of him in analogy to like services for which a compensation is fixed by law. He shall annually, before the last Wednesday of December, account with and pay over to the state treasurer all fees received by him.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 28 | Clerks — Clerk to Exhibit Records. |
The clerks of the courts in the several counties and of the supreme judicial and superior courts in Suffolk county shall at the first sitting in each year of the supreme judicial court in their counties exhibit their latest books of records to a justice of the court, who shall cause errors and defects therein to be corrected.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Clerk |
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 32 | Clerks — Clerk to Account for Fees, Etc. |
The clerks of the courts in the several counties, and of the supreme judicial court and superior court department for Suffolk county, shall keep cash books, which shall be the property of the commonwealth and shall be and remain a part of the records of the courts, in which they shall keep accounts of all fees received by them for their official acts and services, including fees for copies which they are not required by law to furnish, fees and money in proceedings relative to naturalization or for naturalization certificates, and all fees and money of whatever description or character received by them, or by any assistant or other person in their offices or employment, for any acts done or services rendered in connection with their said offices.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 108 | Destroying Vessel to Defraud Owner or Insurer. |
If the defendant is indigent or if the court finds that ordering such restitution would cause a substantial financial hardship to the defendant or the defendant’s immediate family or the defendant’s dependents, the court may determine that the interests of the victim and of justice would not be served by ordering such restitution. In such case, the court shall make specific written findings of the evidence presented which militated against the imposition of restitution.
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Obligation to collect or record | All courts |
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24(1)(a)(1) | Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Controlled Substance. |
The administrative office of the trial court shall file a report detailing the amount of funds imposed and collected pursuant to this section to the house and senate committees on ways and means and to the victim and witness assistance board not later than August 15 of each calendar year.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Court |
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 62 | Delinquency — Restitution by Child. |
If the payment is not made at once, it shall be made to the probation officer, who shall give a receipt therefor, keep a record of the payment, pay the money to said injured person, and keep on file his receipt therefor.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 87A | Participation in Rehabilitative Programs or Performance of Community Service Work. |
Said probation fee shall be collected by the several probation offices of the trial court and shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit into the General Fund of the commonwealth. The state treasurer shall account for all such fees received and report said fees annually, itemized by court division, to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | State/statewide agency |