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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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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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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-503 | Reporting nonpayment to courts |
If a fine is payable in installments, the court may order that the payments be made to a probation agency or officer.(2) The probation agency or officer shall report to + See morethe court a failure to comply with the order. Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-503
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Supervision agency |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-301(f)(vii) | Reporting on Disposition of Court Costs |
On or before September 1 of each year until $20,000,000 has been distributed to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund, the State Court Administrator shall submit a report to the Senate + See moreBudget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on the amount of revenue distributed to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund under this paragraph.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | State courts |
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New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 47:1A-8 | Common law right of access |
Nothing contained in [the state open record law], as amended and supplemented, shall be construed as limiting the common law right of access to a government record, including criminal investigatory + See morerecords of a law enforcement agency.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | All |
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New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 47:1A-1 | Legislative findings and declarations |
Government records shall be readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens of this State, with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest, and any limitations + See moreon the right of access accorded by P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented, shall be construed in favor of the public's right of access;
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New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 47:1A-5 | custodian of government records - obligations | The custodian of a government record shall permit the record to be inspected, examined, and copied by any person during regular business hours; | Obligation to respond to public records requests | All |
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New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 39:5-44 | Record of fines payable to county; inspection |
Every court having jurisdiction to hear complaints for violations of the provisions of this Title shall keep a record of the disposition of all complaints under this subtitle, for which + See morea fine may be imposed which record shall be open to inspection by the treasurer or auditor of a county or his duly authorized representative, or by the director or his duly authorized representative, or by the financial officers of the respective municipalities which are entitled to fines imposed by the court.
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New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:158A-18 | Recording of liens | The Clerk of the Superior Court shall provide separate books for the recording of said liens which books shall be properly indexed in the name of the judgment debtor. | Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 17:29A-35 | Motor vehicle violations surcharges for private passenger automobiles |
Upon request, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide a monthly report to the Division of Revenue containing information on the number of convictions for the offense of unsafe + See moredriving pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2000, c. 75 (C.39:4-97.2) that were entered during such month, the amount of the surcharges that were assessed by the courts pursuant to subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.2000, c. 75 (C.39:4-97.2) for such month, and the amount of the surcharges collected by the courts pursuant to subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.2000, c. 75 (C.39:4-97.2) during such month.
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |