The vendor is required to provide from private collection for needs and objectives.
- There are twenty-three judicial districts in state encompassing the state’s sixty-four counties
- The outcome of court cases often includes payment of fees, fines, restitution, costs, etc.
- The courts collect and disburse these monies according to state statutes and judicial department fiscal rules.
- The fees, fines and costs to be collected per case (account) average approximately $695.
- Victim restitution is a variable that can cause the amount to be significantly higher, depending on the monetary damage caused by the defendant in a particular case.
- The potential court locations (counties) are listed in volume indicators for each are also provided in the exhibit.
- One or more contractors will perform functions related to assisting the courts with collection matters. several parties play roles regarding the assessment and collection of fines, costs, and restitution.
- The primary parties and their associated roles are as follows:
- The court: the court (judge or magistrate) imposes the amounts to be paid by defendants or other parties on a case-by-case basis.
- Some amounts are imposed administratively such as late fees or certain other costs or fees.
- The court uses a collections investigator (ci) to establish payment schedules and enforce compliance.
- The defendant or other obligor: the defendant is the person against whom the amounts are imposed, a defendant may be either an adult or a juvenile.
- An individual other than a defendant is required to pay certain fees or costs to the court while the term "defendant" is used throughout this document, it can refer to any party ordered to pay a court related obligation.
- The collections investigator (CI): each judicial district has at least one ci performs and coordinates collection activities for the court.
- The CI conducts a thorough financial interview and review of each defendant requesting a payment plan based upon the defendant’s individual circumstances, the CI establishes an appropriate repayment schedule and logs it in the court records (computerized).
- The CI conducts in-depth research on cases using various state and other databases, and coordinates collection activities with all of the various other entities in the judicial system.
- The probation department: the probation department plays a role in collections any time a defendant who owes fines, fees, costs, or restitution is placed on probation as part of his/her sentence.
- The department, located in, state, has oversight and administrative responsibilities for the entire state court and probation system.
- The collections administration unit in the financial services division at the department handles the planning and administrative functions for the statewide collections program.
- The its division is responsible for the development and implementation of automated systems for the statewide court and probation system.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 years