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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4841 | Collections; payment to county treasurer |
(1) All officers or other persons who collect or receive any moneys on account of any penalty shall pay over the same to the county treasurer on or before the + See morelast day of the month following.
(2) Upon learning that any person has neglected to pay over such moneys within such time, the county treasurer shall proceed in the circuit court for the county to collect such moneys.
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.28(G)(1) | Financial sanctions |
(G) Each court imposing a financial sanction upon an offender under this section may designate the clerk of the court or another person to collect the financial sanction. The clerk, + See moreor another person authorized by law or the court to collect the financial sanction may do the following: (1) Enter into contracts with one or more public agencies or private vendors for the collection of amounts due under the sanction. Before entering into a contract for the collection of amounts due from an offender pursuant to any financial sanction imposed pursuant to this section, a court shall comply with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code.
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.18(F) | Financial sanctions |
(F) Each court imposing a financial sanction upon an offender under this section or under section 2929.32 of the Revised Code may designate the clerk of the court or another + See moreperson to collect the financial sanction. The clerk or other person authorized by law or the court to collect the financial sanction may enter into contracts with one or more public agencies or private vendors for the collection of, amounts due under the financial sanction imposed pursuant to this section or section 2929.32 of the Revised Code. Before entering into a contract for the collection of amounts due from an offender pursuant to any financial sanction imposed pursuant to this section or section 2929.32 of the Revised Code, a court shall comply with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code.
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.20(E)(1) | Fines; costs; restitution; forfeitures |
(E) The clerk of the court, or another person authorized by law or by the court to collect a financial sanction imposed under this section, may do any of the + See morefollowing:(1) Enter into contracts with one or more public agencies or private vendors for the collection of the amounts due under the financial sanction, which amounts may include interest from the date of imposition of the financial sanction;
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.20(E)(2) | Fines; costs; restitution; forfeitures |
(E) The clerk of the court, or another person authorized by law or by the court to collect a financial sanction imposed under this section, may do any of the + See morefollowing:. . . (2) Permit payment of all, or any portion of, the financial sanction in installments, by credit or debit card, by another type of electronic transfer, or by any other reasonable method, within any period of time, and on any terms that the court considers just, except that the maximum time permitted for payment shall not exceed five years. The clerk may pay any fee associated with processing an electronic transfer out of public money and may charge the fee to the delinquent child.
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-127.5 | Collection agreement - local governing body | The sheriff or jail superintendent may...(ii) enter into an agreement with a local governing body |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-127.5 | Collection agreement - county/city treasurer |
The sheriff or jail superintendent may...(iii) enter into an agreement with the county or city treasurer, upon such terms and conditions as may be established by guidelines promulgated by the + See moreBoard, to collect fees imposed under § 53.1-131.3.
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-349(B) | Attorney for Commonwealth - local governing body collection contracts | If the attorney for the Commonwealth does not undertake collection, he shall...(ii) enter into an agreement with a local governing body |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-349(B) | Attorney for Commonwealth - county/city treasurer contract | If the attorney for the Commonwealth does not undertake collection, he shall…(iii) enter into an agreement with the county or city treasurer |
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Pennsylvania | 42 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 9728(a) | Collection of restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines and penalties |
Except as provided in subsection (b)(5), all restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines and penalties shall be collected by the county probation department or other agent designated by the county commissioners + See moreof the county with the approval of the president judge of the county for that purpose in any manner provided by law. However, such restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines and penalties are part of a criminal action or proceeding and shall not be deemed debts. A sentence, pretrial disposition order or order entered under section 6352 (relating to disposition of delinquent child) for restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines or penalties shall, together with interest and any additional costs that may accrue, be a judgment in favor of the probation department upon the person or the property of the person sentenced or subject to the order.
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Nevada | NRS 176.0625(1) | Administrative assessment, fine or fee for felony or gross misdemeanor: Collection by certain entities |
1. If a fine, administrative assessment or fee is imposed pursuant to this chapter upon a defendant who pleads guilty or guilty but mentally ill or is found guilty or + See moreguilty but mentally ill of a felony or gross misdemeanor, the district court entering the judgment of conviction shall forward to the county treasurer or other office assigned by the county to make collections the information necessary to collect the fine, administrative assessment or fee. The county treasurer or other office assigned by the county to make collections is responsible for such collection efforts and has the authority to collect the fine, administrative assessment or fee.
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Louisiana | La. CCRP 886.A | Collection of judgment |
In the event of nonpayment of a fine, nonpayment of restitution to the victim, or nonpayment of a fine and costs, within sixty days after the sentence was imposed, and + See moreif no appeal is pending, the court which imposed the sentence may sign a judgment against the defendant in a sum equal to the fine or restitution plus judicial interest to begin sixty days after the sentence was imposed plus all costs of the criminal proceeding and subsequent proceedings necessary to enforce the judgment in either civil or criminal court, or both. Collection of the judgment may be enforced in either criminal or civil court, or both, in the same manner as a money judgment in a civil case. In addition, particular courts may provide by court rule for enforcement by the filing of an offset claim against the defendant, in accordance with R.S. 47:299.1 through 299.20.
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Mississippi | Miss. Code Ann. § 19-3-53 | Collection of board imposed fines |
When a fine shall be imposed upon any person by the board of supervisors, by virtue of any provision of law, the board shall cause the person to be summoned + See moreto appear at a succeeding meeting to show cause why the judgment for such fine shall not be made final. If sufficient cause be not shown at the return-day of the summons, the judgment shall be made final, with costs, and the clerk shall issue a capias pro finem therefor, as for fines in the circuit court, which shall be made returnable at the next regular meeting of the board. If good cause be shown, the board may set aside the fine, upon payment of costs. The clerk and sheriff shall be entitled to like fees, for services, as upon similar proceedings in the circuit court.
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Minnesota | M.S.A. § 480.15 Subd. 10(c) | Powers and duties; Uniform collections policies and procedures for courts |
The state court administrator under the direction of the Judicial Council may promulgate uniform collections policies and procedures for the courts and may contract with credit bureaus, public and private + See morecollection agencies, the Department of Revenue, and other public or private entities providing collection services as necessary for the collection of court debts. The court collection process and procedures are not subject to section 16A.1285. Court debts referred to the Department of Revenue for collection are not subject to section 16D.07.
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New York | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 420.10.8 | Collection of fines, restitution or reparation |
The chief elected official in each county, and in the city of New York the mayor, shall designate an official or organization other than the district attorney to be responsible + See morefor the collection and administration of restitution and reparation payments under provisions of the penal law and this chapter. This official or organization shall be eligible for the designated surcharge provided for by subdivision eight of section 60.27 of the penal law.
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New York | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 420.10.1 | Collection of fines, restitution or reparation | When the court imposes a fine upon an individual, it shall designate the official other than the district attorney to whom payment is to be remitted. |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-7 | Costs imposed on defendant--Restrictions |
Unless specifically authorized by statute, a defendant shall not be required to pay court costs in a criminal case either as a part of a sentence or as a condition + See moreof probation or dismissal.
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Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28-1631 | Traffic ticket enforcement assistance program; establishment |
A. The department shall establish procedures to:1. Assist the courts and political subdivisions of this state to collect delinquent monetary obligations imposed for violations of title 5, chapter 31 and for civil and criminal traffic violations. 2. Assist in the enforcement of criminal traffic failure to appear offenses. B. The program established by this article shall not include collection of delinquent parking tickets.
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California | Cal. Pen. Code § 1205 | Judgment imposing fine; Imprisonment pending payment; Default; Fee for processing accounts receivable; Limitation |
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the clerk of the court, or the judge if there is no clerk, from turning these accounts over to another county department or a collecting agency for processing and collection.(e) The defendant shall pay to the clerk of the court or the collecting agency a fee for the processing of installment accounts. This fee shall equal the administrative and clerical costs, as determined by the board of supervisors, or by the court, depending on which entity administers the account. The defendant shall pay to the clerk of the court or the collecting agency the fee established for the processing of the accounts receivable that are not to be paid in installments. The fee shall equal the administrative and clerical costs, as determined by the board of supervisors, or by the court, depending on which entity administers the account, except that the fee shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30).
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California | Cal. Pen. Code § 1463.007(b)-(c) | Proceedings in Misdemeanor and Infraction Cases: Deduction and deposit of cost of comprehensive collection program; Minimum amount for inclusion; When debt is delinquent and subject to collection; Conditions |
(b) Once debt becomes delinquent, it continues to be delinquent and may be subject to collection by a comprehensive collection program . . . . (c) For the purposes of this section, a “comprehensive collection program” is a separate and distinct revenue collection activity that meets each of the following criteria: ... (4) The program engages in at least five of the following activities: ... (D) Contracts with one or more private debt collectors to collect delinquent debt.
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