RD378 - Compensation Board FY10 Fines and Fees Report - December 1, 2010


Executive Summary:
Court Clerks

• In FY10, Court Clerks assessed $483M and collected $360.5M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY09 and FY10 decreased by $5.5M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY09 and FY10 decreased by nearly $1.3M.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• In FY10, total assessments of delinquent fines and fees were $148.3M.
• Net assessments of delinquent fines and fees were $99.0M.
• Net assessments of delinquent fines and fees between FY09 and FY10 decreased by $10.8M.
• Gross collections for Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $54.9M.
• Net collections in FY10 were $43.3M.
• Net collections by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY09 and FY10 decreased by nearly $2.5M.

Trend Data for Assessments and Collections

• Court assessments have risen from $281.5M in FY98 to $482.9M in FY10.
• Court Clerks collected nearly $192.2M in FY98 compared to nearly $360.5M in FY10.
• Net assessments by Commonwealth’s Attorneys have risen from $95.5M in FY98 to $99.0M in FY10.
• Gross collections of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were over $29M in FY98 compared to $54.9M in FY10.
• Net collections by Commonwealth’s Attorneys have risen from $22.9M in FY98 to $43.3M in FY10.

Collection Agents

• In FY10, Commonwealth’s Attorneys contracted with nine private collection agents, two localities and one state agency for the collection of delinquent fines and fees.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 17 percent to 35 percent.

In-House Collection Programs

• In FY10, eleven Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 30 percent to 35 percent.