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New York | N.Y. City Crim. Ct. Act § 23 | Fines paid to NY City Courts |
All fines paid into and received by the court shall be paid over to the commissioner of finance . . . at which time the court shall cause a statement + See moreor statements of fines received to be filed with the comptroller and the commissioner of finance of the city.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Municipal court |
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New York | N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 420.30 | Remittance of fine/fee - obligation to record |
Any superior court which has imposed a fine, restitution or reparation for any offense may, in its discretion, on five days notice to the district attorney of the county in + See morewhich such fine, restitution or reparation was imposed and to each person otherwise required to be given notice of restitution or reparation pursuant to subdivision one of section 420.10, remit such fine, restitution or reparation or any portion thereof. In case of a fine, restitution or reparation imposed by a local criminal court for any offense, a superior court holding a term in the county in which the fine, restitution or reparation was imposed may, upon like notice, remit such fine, restitution or reparation or any portion thereof . . . If the court remits such restitution or reparation, or any part thereof, the reasons therefor shall be placed upon the record.
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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New York | N.Y. Jud. Law §§ 790 | Clerk to make schedule of fines imposed |
Where a fine has been imposed by a court of record, upon a grand or trial juror, or upon any officer or other person, without being accompanied with an order + See morefor the immediate commitment of the person so fined, until the fine is paid, the clerk of the court, immediately after the close of the term at which the fine was imposed, must prepare a schedule, containing, in separate columns, the following matters:1. The name of each person fined.
2. His place of residence, where it appears, from the papers on file or before the court, to be within the county.
3. The amount of the fine imposed upon him.
4. The cause for which the fine was imposed.
The clerk must subjoin to the schedule a certificate, to the effect, that it contains a true abstract of the orders imposing fines, and must annex it to the warrant specified in the next section.
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Obligation to collect or record | All courts |
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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 |
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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 + See morethe 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.
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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 + See morethe 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.
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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 + See moreand with proper financial arrangements having been made).
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Obligation to collect or record | Other |
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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 + See morewhen 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.
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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 + See morethe 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.
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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 + See moreand 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.
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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 + See morethe entry is made.
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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 + See moreits 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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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |