RD388 - Compensation Board FY12 Fines and Fees Report - December 1, 2012


Executive Summary:
Court Clerks

• In FY12, Court Clerks assessed $578.7M and collected $377.9M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY11 and FY12 increased by nearly $49.0M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY11 and FY12 decreased by $9.1M.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• In FY12, total assessments of delinquent fines and fees were $169.1M.
• Net assessments of delinquent fines and fees were $108.5M
• Net assessments of delinquent fines and fees between FY11 and FY12 increased by $11.4M.
• Gross collections for Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $59.2M.
• Net collections in FY12 were $46.6M.
• Net collections by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY11 and FY12 increased by nearly $1.0M.

Trend Data for Assessments and Collections

• Court assessments have risen from $281.5M in FY98 to $578.7M in FY12.
• Court Clerks collected nearly $192.2M in FY98 compared to nearly $377.9M in FY12.
• Net assessments by Commonwealth’s Attorneys have risen from $95.5M in FY98 to $108.5M in FY12.
• Gross collections of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were over $29M in FY98 compared to $59.2M in FY12.
• Net collections by Commonwealth’s Attorneys have risen from $22.9M in FY98 to $46.6M in FY12.

Collection Agents

• In FY12, Commonwealth’s Attorneys contracted with ten 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 FY12, twelve Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 30 percent to 35 percent.