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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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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.021(4) Audit

(4) The Department of Revenue or Secretary of State may audit any court to determine whether the court is complying with the requirements of this section. In addition, the Department

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of Revenue or Secretary of State may audit any court to determine whether the court is complying with the requirements of ORS 137.145 (Definitions for ORS 137.145 to 137.159) to 137.159 (Level V obligations in circuit court judgments) and 153.640 (Disposition of fines for traffic offenses) to 153.680 (Costs). The Department of Revenue or Secretary of State may file an action under ORS 34.105 (Definitions for ORS 34.105 to 34.240) to 34.240 (Appeal) to enforce the requirements of this section and of ORS 137.145 (Definitions for ORS 137.145 to 137.159) to 137.159 (Level V obligations in circuit court judgments) and 153.640 (Disposition of fines for traffic offenses) to 153.680 (Costs). [2011 c.597 §4; 2012 c.89 §11]

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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.300(1) Criminal Fine Account; allocations

The Criminal Fine Account is established in the General Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all amounts collected in state courts as monetary obligations in criminal actions shall be

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deposited by the courts in the account. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Revenue to be distributed by the Department of Revenue as provided in this section. The Department of Revenue shall keep a record of moneys transferred into and out of the account.

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South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws § 1-27-1 Records open to inspection — Inspection and Copying

Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, all citizens of this state, and all other persons interested in the examination of the public records, as defined in § 1-27-1.1, are

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hereby fully empowered and authorized to examine such public record, and make memoranda and abstracts therefrom during the hours the respective offices are open for the ordinary transaction of business and, unless federal copyright law otherwise provides, obtain copies of public records in accordance with this chapter.

Each government entity or elected or appointed government official shall, during normal business hours, make available to the public for inspection and copying in the manner set forth in this chapter all public records held by that entity or official.

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South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws § 1-27-37 Procedure after denial of informal request

If an informal request is denied in whole or in part by the custodian of a document or record, a written request may be made by the requestor pursuant to

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this section:

(1) A written request may be made to the public record officer of the public entity involved. The public record officer shall promptly respond to the written request but in no event later than ten business days from receipt of the request. The public record officer shall respond to the request by:

(a) Providing the record in whole or in part to the requestor upon payment of any applicable fees pursuant to §§ 1-27-35 and 1-27-36.

(b) Denying the request for the record; or

(c) Acknowledging that the public record officer has received the request and providing an estimate of the time reasonably required to further respond thereto;

(2) Additional time to respond to the written request under subsection (1)(c) of this section may be based upon the need to clarify the nature and scope of the written request, to locate and assemble the information requested, to notify any third persons or government agencies affected by the written request, or to determine whether any of the information requested is not subject to disclosure and whether a denial should be made as to all or part of the written request;

(3) If a written request is unclear, the public record officer may require the requestor to clarify which records are being sought. If the requestor fails to provide a written response to the public record officer’s request for clarification within ten business days, the request shall be deemed withdrawn and no further action by the public records officer is required;

(4) If the public record officer denies a written request in whole or in part, the denial shall be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for the denial;

(5) If the public record officer fails to respond to a written request within ten business days, or fails to comply with the estimate provided under subsection (1)(3) of this section without provision of a revised estimate, the request shall be deemed denied.

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South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws § 1-27-35 Informal request for disclosure of documents — Fees

Any informal request for disclosure of documents or records shall be made to the custodian of the record. The custodian of the record may then provide the requestor with the

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document or record upon payment of the actual cost of mailing or transmittal, the actual cost of reproduction, or other fee established by statute or administrative rule. A requestor that makes an informal request requiring the dedication of staff time in excess of one hour may be required to pay the cost of the staff time necessary for the location, assembly, or reproduction of the public record. If any records are required or permitted to be made public upon request and no other rate is prescribed for reproduction or retrieval of such records, the Bureau of Administration shall establish, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, the maximum rate, or the formula for calculating rates, for reproduction and retrieval.

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South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws § 216-2-28 Accounting system for funds

The Supreme Court shall by rule provide for an accounting system for the receipting, holding, and disbursement of fines, fees, costs, forfeitures, restitution, bonds, trust funds, support and alimony payments,

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penalties, assessments, and other funds established by law

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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.
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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.
Obligation to collect or record State courts
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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