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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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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 + See morefor . . . all fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 during the preceding month
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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 + See morereport 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.
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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 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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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | State/statewide agency |
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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 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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Obligation to collect or record | State/statewide agency |
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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 + See morechapter.
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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. . + See more. (2) The agency responsible for maintaining the property shall: . . (b) maintain a record of the property.
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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 + See morethe 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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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 + See moreestate of the victim, as the judgment creditor.
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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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 + See morea result of any improperly filed citations.
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Obligation to collect or record | County |
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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 |