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Delaware | 11 Del. C. § 5915(a) | Fines, Costs and Restitution; Collection and Disposition |
All fines, costs, restitution, penalties, charges and emoluments imposed or levied by the Justice of the Peace Court, including those costs now levied for constables, shall be for such amounts as are provided by law, and all such amounts imposed or levied shall be collected by the Justice of the Peace Court imposing the same for which a proper receipt shall be given to the person paying the same. Every and all amounts so collected shall be recorded showing the purpose for which the amounts were collected, the name of the person paying same and such other information as the Justice of the Peace Court may require. The information so maintained shall be open to inspection by the State Treasurer and the State Auditor or their authorized agents at all times...
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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Delaware | 11 Del. C. § 5915(b) | Fines, Costs and Restitution; Collection and Disposition |
... Such fines, penalties and forfeitures shall be collected as other fines, penalties and forfeitures are collected under the laws of this State, and the officers collecting them shall make a monthly report thereof to the State Treasurer on blanks to be furnished for that purpose by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. All costs collected for the violation of any of this title shall be paid to the jurisdiction whose court imposed said costs.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Law enforcement |
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Delaware | 10 Del. C. § 8503 | Posting of Fee Lists |
Every officer referred to in this part, who keeps a public office, shall always post in some convenient and conspicuous place a printed or written list of the fees prescribed in this part, as they relate to such officer's office.
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Obligation to collect or record | Law enforcement |
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Delaware | Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 58(b) | Fees and Costs; Bank Accounts. |
Bank accounts. The prothonotary of each county shall maintain interest-bearing bank accounts as required by statute or by the court, including but not limited to accounts for bail deposits, fees and costs, restitution payments and fines, and shall disburse accrued interest in accordance with 10 Del. C. § 2324, 11 Del. C. § 4106(d)(3) or other statute or, in the absence thereof, as directed by the court. The prothonotary shall keep an accurate and complete record of the receipts and disbursements of each account.
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Obligation to collect or record | County |
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Delaware | 21 Del. C. § 706 | Disposition of Fines and Costs |
All the fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected in any county of this State for violation of any of the laws of this title in relation to motor vehicles, where the arrests are procured by the authorized representatives of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, shall inure and be paid to the State Treasurer for the General Fund. Such fines, penalties and forfeitures shall be collected as other fines, penalties and forfeitures are collected under the laws of this State, and the officers collecting them shall make a monthly report thereof to the State Treasurer on blanks to be furnished for that purpose by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Local jurisdiction |
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Delaware | 10 Del. C. § 375 | Recording of Bonds and Other Obligations |
All bonds or obligations taken pursuant to any order or judgment of the Court of Chancery in this State, shall be recorded in such Court in such manner as the Court directs. The record of any such bond or obligation so recorded, shall, upon proof of the loss of the original, be received as evidence in all courts within this State.
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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Delaware | 10 Del. C. § 1329 | Record |
A verbatim record shall be kept of all evidence taken in the Court. |
Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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Delaware | 10 Del. C. § 1961 | Preparation of Judicial Reports |
The Committee on Publications of Opinions, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court in accordance with a rule of that Court, shall report such opinions of the Supreme Court, the Chancery Court and the Superior Court, as in its judgment are deemed proper to be reported; and the Committee shall have such reported opinions, together with any court rules and proceedings as it may select, printed and published in bound volumes in such manner and under such terms as it shall determine. The Committee shall deposit such number of copies as are deemed needed for public use with the Secretary of State, to be distributed in accordance with law.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | State courts |
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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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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 14-17-750 | Clerk shall report all moneys collected |
Every clerk of the court is required, on the first Wednesday in each month or within ten days thereafter, to make in writing to the auditor and treasurer of his + See morecounty a full and accurate statement of all moneys collected on account of licenses, fines, penalties and forfeitures during the past month on pain of indictment and, in case of conviction, of being fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than two months or both, at the discretion of the court.
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 22-1-90 | Monthly reports of moneys collected; treasurer's record |
Every magistrate shall, on the first Wednesday in each month or within ten days thereafter, make to the auditor and treasurer of his county a full and accurate statement in + See morewriting of all moneys collected by him on account of fines, penalties or forfeitures during the past month together with the title of each case in which a fine has been paid. The county treasurer shall keep a record of the title of each case in which the fine has been paid, the nature of the offense for which the fine was imposed and the amount thereof. In default thereof the magistrate or treasurer, as the case may be, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding two months or both, at the discretion of the court.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | Municipal court |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-170 | Financial records |
The director shall keep, or cause to be kept, correct and accurate accounts of each and every financial transaction of the prison system, including all receipts and disbursements of every + See morecharacter. He shall receive and receipt for all money paid to him from every source whatsoever, and shall sign all warrants authorizing any disbursement of any sum or sums on account of the prison system. He shall keep full and correct accounts with any industry, department and farm of the prison system, and with all persons having financial transactions with the prison system.
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Obligation to collect or record | Supervision agency |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 30-4-30 | Right to inspect or copy public records; fees; notification as to public availability of records; presumption upon failure to give notice; records to be available when requestor appears in person |
Each public body, upon written request for records made under this chapter, shall within fifteen days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) of the receipt of any such request + See morenotify the person making such request of its determination and the reasons therefor. Such a determination shall constitute the final opinion of the public body as to the public availability of the requested public record and, if the request is granted, the record must be furnished or made available for inspection or copying. If written notification of the determination of the public body as to the availability of the requested public record is neither mailed nor personally delivered to the person requesting the document within the fifteen days allowed herein, the request must be considered approved.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | All |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-90 | Account and receipt for fee payments |
Each supervising agent shall keep an accurate account of the money he collects pursuant to Sections 24-21-80, 24-23-210(B), and 24-23-220 and shall give a receipt to the probationer and individual + See moreunder supervision for each payment. Money collected must be forwarded to the board and deposited in the state treasury.
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Obligation to collect or record | Supervision agency |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 14-1-206(E) | Annual audits |
(E) To ensure that fines and assessments imposed pursuant to this section and Section 14-1-209(A) are properly collected and remitted to the State Treasurer, the annual independent external audit required + See moreto be performed for each county pursuant to Section 4-9-150 must include a review of the accounting controls over the collection, reporting, and distribution of fines and assessments from the point of collection to the point of distribution and a supplementary schedule detailing all fines and assessments collected by the clerk of court for the court of general sessions, the amount remitted to the county treasurer, and the amount remitted to the State Treasurer.
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Obligation to collect or record | Local jurisdiction |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 14-1-207(E) | Annual audits |
(E) To ensure that fines and assessments imposed pursuant to this section and Section 14-1-209(A) are properly collected and remitted to the State Treasurer, the annual independent external audit required + See moreto be performed for each county pursuant to Section 4-9-150 must include a review of the accounting controls over the collection, reporting, and distribution of fines and assessments from the point of collection to the point of distribution and a supplementary schedule detailing all fines and assessments collected by the magistrate's court of that county, the amount remitted to the county treasurer, and the amount remitted to the State Treasurer.
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Obligation to collect or record | Local jurisdiction |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 14-1-208(E) | Annual audits |
(E) To ensure that fines and assessments imposed pursuant to this section and Section 14-1-209(A) are properly collected and remitted to the State Treasurer, the annual independent external audit required + See moreto be performed for each municipality pursuant to Section 5-7-240 must include a review of the accounting controls over the collection, reporting, and distribution of fines and assessments from the point of collection to the point of distribution and a supplementary schedule detailing all fines and assessments collected at the court level, the amount remitted to the municipal treasurer, and the amount remitted to the State Treasurer.
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Obligation to collect or record | Local jurisdiction |