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Maryland Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-503 Reporting nonpayment to courts
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 to
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the court a failure to comply with the order. Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-503
Obligation to report/conduct analysis Supervision agency
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Maryland Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-301(f)(vii) Reporting on Disposition of Court Costs
On or before September 1 of each year until $20,000,000 has been distributed to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund, the State Court Administrator shall submit a report to the Senate
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Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on the amount of revenue distributed to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund under this paragraph.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis State courts
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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 4.090 Justice of the peace to keep record of fees charged
The justice of the peace shall keep in his or her office a fee book or electronic record in which he or she shall enter in detail the title of
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the matter, proceeding or action, and the fees charged therein. The fee book or electronic record, as applicable, shall be open to public inspection.
Obligation to collect or record State courts
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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 176.062(2) Administrative assessment for felony or gross misdemeanor: Collection; distribution; limitations on use 2. The money collected for an administrative assessment: . . . (c) Must be stated separately on the court's docket. Obligation to collect or record All courts
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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 4.060 (4) Fees for justice of the peace; disposition; special account for justice court; report to board of county commissioners
Except as otherwise provided by an ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.207, the justice of the peace shall, on or before the fifth day of each month, account
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for . . . all fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 during the preceding month
Obligation to collect or record State courts
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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 4.060 (8) Fees for justice of the peace; disposition; special account for justice court; report to board of county commissioners
Each justice court that collects fees pursuant to this section shall submit to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the justice court is located an annual
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report that contains:(a) An estimate of the amount of money that the county treasurer will deposit into the special account pursuant to subsection 6 from fees collected by the justice court for the following fiscal year; and (b) A proposal for any expenditures by the justice court from the special account for the following fiscal year.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis State courts
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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-801 Monitoring and annual report

The Administrative Office of the Courts shall monitor all State-recognized and funded local drug treatment courts, prepare an annual report on the implementation, operation, and effectiveness of the statewide drug

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treatment court program, and submit the report to the General Assembly by March 1 of each year. Each local drug treatment court program shall submit evaluation reports to the Administrative Office of the Courts as requested.

Obligation to report/conduct analysis State courts
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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 15-207 Records treated as privileged information

All information and data obtained in the discharge of official duty by any probation officer shall be privileged information, shall not be receivable as evidence in any court, and shall

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not be disclosed directly or indirectly to any other than the judge or to others entitled under this Article to receive reports, unless and until otherwise ordered by a judge of the court or the Secretary of Public Safety.

Obligation to respond to public records requests All courts
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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 20-24.2 Court to report failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs

(a) The court must report to the Division the name of any person charged with a motor vehicle offense under this Chapter who: (1) Fails to appear to answer the

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charge as scheduled, unless within 20 days after the scheduled appearance, he either appears in court to answer the charge or disposes of the charge pursuant to G.S. 7A-146; or (2) Fails to pay a fine, penalty, or costs within 40 days of the date specified in the court's judgment.

Obligation to report/conduct analysis Traffic court
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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 132-9 Access to records

Any person who is denied access to public records for purposes of inspection and examination, or who is denied copies of public records, may apply to the appropriate division of

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the General Court of Justice for an order compelling disclosure or copying, and the court shall have jurisdiction to issue such orders if the person has complied with G.S. 7A-38.3E. Actions brought pursuant to this section shall be set down for immediate hearing, and subsequent proceedings in such actions shall be accorded priority by the trial and appellate courts.

Obligation to respond to public records requests All courts
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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 148-29(c) Transportation of convicts to prison; reimbursement to counties; sheriff's expense affidavit

The sheriff shall file with the board of commissioners of his county a copy of his affidavit as to necessary guard, together with a copy of his itemized account of

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expenses, both certified to by him as true copies of those on file in his office.

Obligation to collect or record Law enforcement
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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-108 Accounting for fees and other receipts; audit

The Administrative Office of the Courts shall establish procedures for the receipt, deposit, protection, investment, and disbursement of all funds coming into the hands of the clerk of superior court.

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The fees to be remitted to counties and municipalities shall be paid to them monthly by the clerk of superior court.
The operations of the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Clerks of Superior Court shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes.

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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-109(a),(b)(4),(6) Record-keeping procedures

(a) Each clerk shall maintain such records, files, dockets and indexes as are prescribed by rules of the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts. Except as prohibited by

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law, these records shall be open to the inspection of the public during regular office hours, and shall include civil actions, special proceedings, estates, criminal actions, juvenile actions, minutes of the court, judgments, liens, lis pendens, and all other records required by law to be maintained. The rules prescribed by the Director shall be designed to accomplish the following purposes:
(1) To provide an accurate record of every determinative legal action, proceeding, or event which may affect the person or property of any individual, firm, corporation, or association;
(2) To provide a record during the pendency of a case that allows for the efficient handling of the matter by the court from its initiation to conclusion and also affords information as to the progress of the case;
(3) To provide security against the loss or destruction of original documents during their useful life and a permanent record for historical uses;
(4) To provide a system of indexing that will afford adequate access to all records maintained by the clerk;
(5) To provide, to the extent possible, for the maintenance of records affecting the same action or proceeding in one rather than several units; and
(6) To provide a reservoir of information useful to those interested in measuring the effectiveness of the laws and the efficiency of the courts in administering them.
(b) The rules shall provide for indexing according to the minimum criteria set out below:
(4) Criminal actions.--the names of all defendants;
(6) Judgments, liens, lis pendens, etc.--the names of all parties against whom a lien has been created by the docketing of a judgment, notice of lien, transcript, certificate, or similar document and the names of all parties in those cases in which a notice of lis pendens has been filed with the clerk and abstracted on the judgment docket.

Obligation to collect or record Clerk
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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-180(3) Functions of clerk of superior court in district court matters

The clerk of superior court: (3) Maintains, under the supervision of the Administrative Office of the Courts, an office of uniform consolidated records of all judicial proceedings in the superior

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court division and the district court division of the General Court of Justice in his county. Those records shall include civil actions, special proceedings, estates, criminal actions, juvenile actions, minutes of the court and all other records required by law to be maintained. The form and procedure for filing, docketing, indexing, and recording shall be as prescribed by the Administrative Officer of the Courts notwithstanding any contrary statutory provision as to the title and form of the record or as a method of indexing;

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North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-801 Monitoring and annual report

The Administrative Office of the Courts shall monitor all State-recognized and funded local drug treatment courts, prepare an annual report on the implementation, operation, and effectiveness of the statewide drug

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treatment court program, and submit the report to the General Assembly by March 1 of each year. Each local drug treatment court program shall submit evaluation reports to the Administrative Office of the Courts as requested.

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