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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-14-103(b) Administrative Fee - Court-Appointed Counsel
As part of the clerk's regular monthly report, each clerk of court, who is responsible for collecting administrative fees pursuant to this section, shall file a report with the court
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and with the administrative director of the courts. The report shall indicate the following:(A) Number of defendants for whom the court appointed counsel; (B) Number of defendants for whom the court waived the administrative fee; (C) Number of defendants from whom the clerk collected administrative fees; (D) Total amount of commissions retained by the clerk from the administrative fees; and (E) Total amount of administrative fees forwarded by the clerk to the state treasurer.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis State courts
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-4-136 Jailers fees; audits
The jailer's fees for county prisoners shall be referred monthly to the county mayor for inspection, who shall audit the fees and cause the clerk to issue a warrant for
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the amount allowed.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis County
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-10-112(c) Possession of municipal or county traffic control sign; violation
(c) In addition to the fine provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of a violation of this section shall also be required to pay restitution to the highway
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department that erected or caused to be erected the traffic control sign, for the costs of replacing the sign. The highway department shall submit information documenting the costs of replacement for the judge to review. After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis State/statewide agency
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-10-113(c) Possession of municipal or county street, road or highway sign; violation
(c) In addition to the fine provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of a violation of this section shall also be required to pay restitution to the highway
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department that erected or caused to be erected the street, road or highway sign, for the costs of replacing the sign. The highway department shall submit information documenting the costs of replacement for the judge to review. After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis State/statewide agency
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-429 Fines and Forefitures; Disposition; Audits
(a) The sheriff's department shall be accountable to the county legislative body and the municipal law enforcement department shall be accountable to the municipal legislative body for the proper disposition
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of the proceeds of goods seized and forfeited under § 53-11-451, and for the fines imposed by § 39-17-428.(b) An annual audited report of the funds shall be submitted by the sheriff or the proper official of the municipal law enforcement department to the respective local legislative body. In those years when the office of the comptroller of the treasury conducts an audit, if any, the audit shall satisfy this requirement. If no audit is conducted by the office of the comptroller of the treasury, then an audit shall be performed by a certified public accountant to satisfy this requirement.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis Law enforcement
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-306 Records and Recordation
Every magistrate or judge of a court shall keep or cause to be kept a record of every traffic complaint, warrant, traffic citation or other legal form of traffic charge
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deposited with or presented to the court or the traffic violations bureau of its jurisdiction, and shall keep a record of every official action by the court or the traffic violations bureau of its jurisdiction in reference thereto, including, but not limited to, a record of every conviction, forfeiture of bail, judgment of acquittal and the amount of fine or forfeiture resulting from every traffic complaint, warrant, or citation deposited with or presented to the court or traffic violations bureau.(b)(1) Except as provided by § 55-50-409, within thirty (30) days after the conviction or forfeiture of bail of a person upon a charge of violating any provision of chapter 8, parts 1-5 of this chapter and § 55-12-139 or other law regulating the operation of vehicles on highways, every such magistrate or judge of the court or clerk of the court of record in which the conviction was had or bail was forfeited shall prepare and immediately forward to the department an abstract of the record of the court covering the case in which the person was so convicted or forfeited bail, which abstract must be certified by the person so required to prepare the same to be true and correct. Report need not be made of any conviction involving the illegal parking or standing of a vehicle
Obligation to collect or record Traffic court
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-129(f) Report
From each fee received in accordance with § 55-10-306, the commissioner shall make a payment of ten dollars ($10.00) for the furnishing of a completed report of each conviction resulting
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in a suspension or revocation, including forfeiture of bail not vacated, or payment of a fine or penalty, for one (1) or more of the offenses enumerated in § 55-12-115(a).
Obligation to report/conduct analysis Law enforcement
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-110 Accounts and reports
(a)(1) The superintendent shall keep or cause to be kept, in a well-bound book to be furnished by the county, an account of all supplies, implements and tools purchased for
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the workhouse, keeping the account for supplies separate from implements and tools.(2) The superintendent shall, when a purchase is made, obtain an itemized bill specifying from whom purchased, the kind and amount of the articles purchased and the date.(3) The superintendent shall approve the bill, enter it on the books and present it to the commissioners for their approval.(b) The superintendent shall make to the commissioners quarterly reports of the whole working system, the amount of the work done and its estimated value, the amount of current expenses for supplies and for tools and implements and any other matter deemed necessary by the superintendent or ordered by the commissioners or the county legislative body.
Obligation to collect or record State/statewide agency
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-116 Sentence; certified statement
(a) A certified statement of the sentence of each prisoner shall be made out on printed blanks provided for the purpose and delivered to the superintendent of the workhouse and
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to the county mayor by the clerk of the court trying the case and shall specify:. . . (5) Amount of fine and costs; and the superintendent and the county mayor shall enter the amount in a book provided by the county for that purpose.
Obligation to collect or record Law enforcement
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-119 State prisoners; costs; reimbursement
(a) The state shall pay for the board of state prisoners in accordance with chapter 8 of this title.(b) Within the time requirements of § 41-8-106, the number of prisoners
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held and bills for the same shall be made out and sworn to by the sheriff or superintendent and certified by the clerk.
Obligation to collect or record Law enforcement
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Washington DC DC ST § 11-1745 Reports and records
(a) The Executive Officer shall prepare and publish, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee, the annual report of the District of Columbia court system of the work of
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the courts and their operations during the preceding year together with any recommendations relating to the courts. The principal purpose of the annual report shall be to provide meaningful and objective information concerning the performance, progress, and problems of the District of Columbia courts. The report shall include narrative comments analyzing the significance of statistical data and shall show trends with regard to the work of such courts, current data on the age and type of pending cases, and methods of disposition of cases. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the respective chief judges from preparing and publishing any other reports as they may wish.(b) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for maintaining and safeguarding the records of the courts. Except for those records required by law to be kept under court seal, the Executive Officer shall make the records available at all reasonable times to -- (1) the United States Department of Justice, (2) the Mayor of the District of Columbia, (3) the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, and (4) such other agencies as the Joint Committee may specify.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis State courts
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Washington DC DC ST § 11-1723 Fiscal Officer
(a) There shall be a Fiscal Officer in the District of Columbia court system who shall be responsible for the budget of the court system and for the accounts of
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the courts, subject to the supervision of the Executive Officer. (b) The Fiscal Officer shall receive, safeguard, and account for all fees, costs, payments, and deposits of money or other items, and shall be responsible for depositing in the Treasury of the United States all fines, forfeitures, fees, unclaimed deposits, and other moneys. (c) The Fiscal Officer shall be responsible for the approval of vouchers and shall arrange for an annual independent audit of the accounts of the courts.
Obligation to collect or record Other
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Washington DC DC R CT RPTR Handbook D.C. Court Reporter Handbook
The Court Reporting and Recording Division for the District Columbia Courts is responsible for the recording of all Superior Court proceedings and the timely production of transcripts (upon written request
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and with proper financial arrangements having been made).
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Washington DC DC ST § 5-113.06 Records open to public inspection
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the records to be kept by paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of § 5-113.01 shall be open to public inspection
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when not in actual use, and this requirement shall be enforceable by mandatory injunction issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on the application of any person.(b) The name, address, date of birth, occupation, and photograph of any person convicted of a violation of Chapter 27 of Title 22, shall be made available to the public upon written request, in exchange for a reasonable fee established by the Mayor or his or her designee.
Obligation to respond to public records requests Law enforcement
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Washington DC DC ST § 11-1745 Reports and records
(a) The Executive Officer shall prepare and publish, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee, the annual report of the District of Columbia court system of the work of
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the courts and their operations during the preceding year together with any recommendations relating to the courts. The principal purpose of the annual report shall be to provide meaningful and objective information concerning the performance, progress, and problems of the District of Columbia courts. The report shall include narrative comments analyzing the significance of statistical data and shall show trends with regard to the work of such courts, current data on the age and type of pending cases, and methods of disposition of cases. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the respective chief judges from preparing and publishing any other reports as they may wish.(b) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for maintaining and safeguarding the records of the courts. Except for those records required by law to be kept under court seal, the Executive Officer shall make the records available at all reasonable times to -- (1) the United States Department of Justice, (2) the Mayor of the District of Columbia, (3) the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, and (4) such other agencies as the Joint Committee may specify.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis State courts
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Washington DC DC ST § 11-1743 Annual Budget and Expenditures
(a) The Joint Committee shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia annual estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the maintenance
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and operations of the District of Columbia courts, and shall submit such estimates to Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget after submitting them to the Mayor and the Council. All such estimates shall be included in the budget without revision by the President but subject to the President's recommendations.
Obligation to report/conduct analysis State courts
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Washington DC D.C. Super. Ct. R. Crim. P. 55 Records of the clerk
The clerk must keep records of criminal proceedings in the form prescribed by administrative orders of the Chief Judge. The entry of an order or judgment must show the date
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the entry is made.
Obligation to collect or record State courts
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Washington DC D.C. Super. Ct. R. Crim. P. 118 (h) Sealing of Arrest Records
(h) Indexing and Access to Sealed Records. The Clerk shall place the records ordered sealed by the Court in a special file, appropriately and securely indexed in order to protect
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its confidentiality, subject to being opened on further order of the Court only upon the showing of compelling need. A request for access to such sealed records may be made ex parte. However, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Clerk shall reply in response to inquiries concerning the existence of arrest records which may have been sealed pursuant to this rule that no records are available.
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