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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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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. |
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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, § 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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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, § 92 | Restitution — Payments to Probation Officers. |
If a person is placed on probation upon condition that he make restitution or reparation to the person injured by him in the commission of his offence, and payment is not made at once, the court may order that it shall be made to the probation officer, who shall give receipts for and keep record of all payments made to him, pay the money to the person injured and keep his receipt therefor, and notify the clerk of the court whenever the full amount of the money is received or paid in accordance with such order or with any modification thereof.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 1 | Suspended Sentences — Imprisonment. |
The probation officer shall give a receipt for every payment so made, shall keep a record of the same, shall pay the fine, or all sums received in part payment thereof, to the sheriff if such fine is imposed in the superior court, or to the clerk of the court if such fine is imposed in the district court, at the end of the period of probation or any extension thereof, and shall keep on file the sheriff's or clerk's receipt therefor.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 6A | Special Cost Assessments. |
Before imposing a fine or forfeiture as a punishment or part punishment for a crime, the court or justice shall levy as a special cost assessment an amount equal to twenty–five per cent of the fine or forfeiture; provided however, that no special cost assessment shall be levied on fines or forfeitures for minor motor vehicle offenses, and juvenile offenses or acts of delinquency . . . Said cost assessment shall be accounted for by the clerk of the court and forwarded to the state treasurer who shall deposit such assessment in the General Fund.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 1A | Suspended Sentences — Fines and Imprisonment. |
The probation officer shall give a receipt for every payment so made, shall keep a record of the same, shall pay the fine, or all sums received in part payment thereof, to the clerk of the court at the end of the period of probation or any extension thereof, and shall keep on file the clerk's receipt therefor.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 16 | "Payment by state treasurer of expenses or fees; time limit for demand; qualifications for payment to clerks of district court Currentness" |
The state treasurer shall pay over to the persons entitled thereto all amounts allowed to them for expenses or fees in criminal prosecutions, or allowed by the courts as rewards or compensations to prosecutors, which have been duly certified by the clerks, if demanded within three years after the allowance thereof; but he shall pay no such amounts to a clerk of a district court, until the clerk has rendered a written account of all fines received by him since his last return, and of all fees which have remained in his hands for one year after their allowance.
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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 + See morethe matter, proceeding or action, and the fees charged therein. The fee book or electronic record, as applicable, shall be open to public inspection.
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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 + See morefor . . . all fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 during the preceding month
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |