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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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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 16-96-401(f)(1) | Collection and Payment |
At the commencement of each session of the circuit court of the clerk's county, the clerk of the county court shall furnish the prosecuting attorney with a written statement of all deficits of constables and other collecting officers on account of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Clerk |
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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 16-96-401(f)(2) | Collection and Payment |
It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney to bring suit against the constables and collecting officers and their securities for the deficiency due and also to prosecute the officers by indictment for malfeasance in office.
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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-106(c)(1) | Fines, Penalties, Taxes, Etc. -- Collection and Settlement -- Accounting -- Audit and Adjustment |
The clerks shall keep a true account of all fines, penalties, forfeitures, and judgments imposed, adjudged, or rendered in favor of the state or any county by their respective courts, distinguishing those payable to the state from those payable to the county.
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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |
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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 14-14-110(a) | Public Records |
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, all records and other written materials in the possession of a local government shall be available for inspection and copying by any person during normal office hours.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | All |
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Idaho | Idaho Code § 20-218 | Annual Reports of Receipts and Expenditures |
The state board of correction shall annually submit to the governor and the state budget officer a full, true, and correct report of all moneys received and expended by it for correctional services.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | State/statewide agency |
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Idaho | Idaho Code § 20-232 | Remission of Fine or Penalty Certified to Court |
Upon the remission of a fine or penalty by the commission, it shall be the duty of the commission forthwith to certify the same to the clerk of the court, where said fine or forfeiture was adjudged, who shall file the same in his office, and said proceedings shall constitute a satisfaction of the judgment.
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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |
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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 |