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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.
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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
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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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New Hampshire NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 2 Records Subject to Inspection

A presumption exists that all court records are subject to public inspection.

The public right of access to specific court records must be weighed and balanced against nondisclosure interests as established

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by the Federal and/or New Hampshire Constitution or by statutory provision granting or requiring confidentiality.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the following categories of cases shall not be open to public inspection: juvenile cases (delinquency, CHINS, abuse/neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption); pending or denied application for search or arrest warrants; grand jury records; applications for wire taps and orders thereon; and any other record to be kept confidential by statute, rule or order. Before a court record is ordered sealed, the court must determine if there is a reasonable alternative to sealing the record and must use the least restrictive means of accomplishing the purpose. Once a court record is sealed, it shall not be open to public inspection except by order of the court.

Any case records not subject to disclosure except upon order of the court shall be kept in a separate section of the court files, accessed only by the court and the clerk's staff.

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New Hampshire NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 3 Right to Copy

The right to public access shall generally include the right to make notes and to obtain copies at normal rates.

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New Hampshire NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 4 Timing of Access

The clerk of each court, in conjunction with the court's Administrative Justice, shall set reasonable administrative regulations governing the scheduling of access to records. All such regulations shall be designed

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to cause the least disruption to the clerk's office and shall be balanced against the need to provide timely access. The regulations may include the requirement of requesting access in writing, the scheduling of an appointment to inspect documents during off-peak hours, etc.

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New Hampshire NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 6 Large Scale Access

Access to large numbers of records at any one time shall not be permitted. Individuals seeking such access shall be required to specifically identify by document number or case name

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the files to which they seek access and may be assessed a reasonable fee. Clerks are not required to allow access to more than ten files per day but may do so in the exercise of their discretion if it will not cause disruption to the clerk's primary function. No person shall be allowed direct access to the clerk's records or permitted to enter the inner office of the clerk's staff unless the court facility requires such entry and unless specific authorization for such entry is given by the clerk in conjunction with the presiding justice.

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New Hampshire NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 7 Telephone Inquiries

Telephone access to court records shall be allowed only at such times and under such conditions as the clerk may establish.

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New Hampshire NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 5 Supervision of Access

It is the duty of the clerk to insure the integrity of each file. At no time shall any file be given to any person to be examined outside the

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area allocated for file review. The file review area shall be within full view of court personnel whenever possible. Supervision over file use shall be direct whenever possible. At no time shall any person be allowed to leave the court facility until the file has been returned to be refiled and court personnel has examined the completeness of the file if that is part of the court's procedure.Administrative regulations designed to insure the integrity of all files may be established by the clerks in conjunction with the Administrative Justice. Such regulations may include, but need not be limited to, requiring the individual seeking access to provide identification and sign for all records and allowing only one file at a time to be released to each individual seeking access.

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New Hampshire NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 8 Denial of Access

The clerk, after consultation with the presiding justice and Administrative Justice, may, for good cause shown, deny access to court records to any individual. Good cause shall include, but not

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be limited to, previous theft, destruction, defacement or tampering of records and refusal to comply with administrative regulations established in accordance with these guidelines.

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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 499:11 Deposited Records.

All records, files and papers required to be deposited in the office of the clerk by any law shall be and remain records, files and papers of the office, unless

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otherwise provided, and the clerk shall be the proper officer to attest copies thereof.

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Utah Utah Code Ann. § 41-3-704 Penalty waiver
Upon making a record of its actions, and upon reasonable cause shown, the commission may waive, reduce, or compromise any of the civil penalties imposed by the division under this
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chapter.
Obligation to collect or record Traffic court
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Utah Utah Code Ann. § 24-2-103 Property seized by a peace officer
When property is seized by a peace officer, the peace officer or the officer's employing agency shall provide a receipt to the person from whom the property was seized. .
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. (2) The agency responsible for maintaining the property shall: . . (b) maintain a record of the property.
Obligation to collect or record Law enforcement
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Utah Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6(1)(a)  Judgment to pay fine or restitution constitutes a lien
(1)(a) In cases not supervised by the Department of Corrections, the clerk of the district court shall: (ii) before transferring the responsibility to collect the past due account receivable to
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the Office of State Debt Collection, record each judgment of conviction of a crime that orders the payment of a fine, forfeiture, surcharge, cost permitted by statute, or fee in the registry of civil judgments, listing the Office of State Debt Collection as the judgment creditor; and (iii) receive notification from the Office of State Debt Collection when a civil judgment ordered for payment of accounts receivable, as defined in Section 76-3-201.1, has been satisfied.
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Utah Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6(1)(b)  Judgment to pay fine or restitution constitutes a lien
The clerk of court shall record each judgment of conviction that orders the payment of restitution to a victim in the registry of civil judgments, listing the victim, or the
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estate of the victim, as the judgment creditor.
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Utah Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-19 Appearance required by citation
The accounting and remitting of sums due shall be at the close of the fiscal year of the municipality or county which has received fines, fees, costs, or forfeitures as
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a result of any improperly filed citations.
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Utah Utah R. J. Admin. 4-202.03 Records Access (1) Any person may access a public court record. Obligation to respond to public records requests All courts