RD97 - Compensation Board FY11 Fines and Fees Report - December 1, 2011


Executive Summary:
Court Clerks

• In FY11, Court Clerks assessed $529.7M and collected $387M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY10 and FY11 increased by $46.7M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY10 and FY11 increased by nearly $26.5M.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• In FY11, total assessments of delinquent fines and fees were $156M.
• Net assessments of delinquent fines and fees were $97.1M
• Net assessments of delinquent fines and fees between FY10 and FY11 decreased by $1.9M.
• Gross collections for Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $57.8M.
• Net collections in FY11 were $45.6M.
• Net collections by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY10 and FY11 increased by nearly $2.3M.

Trend Data for Assessments and Collections

• Court assessments have risen from $281.5M in FY98 to $529.7M in FY11.
• Court Clerks collected nearly $192.2M in FY98 compared to nearly $387M in FY11.
• Net assessments by Commonwealth’s Attorneys have risen from $95.5M in FY98 to $97.1M in FY11.
• Gross collections of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were over $29M in FY98 compared to $57.8M in FY11.
• Net collections by Commonwealth’s Attorneys have risen from $22.9M in FY98 to $45.6M in FY11.

Collection Agents

• In FY11, 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 FY11, eleven Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• One Commonwealth Attorney who collected delinquent fines and fees in-house, City of Salem, did not report.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 30 percent to 35 percent.