RD426 - Compensation Board FY13 Fines and Fees Report - December 1, 2013


Executive Summary:
Court Clerks

• In FY13, Court Clerks assessed $538.3M and collected $263.9M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY12 and FY13 decreased by $40.4M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY12 and FY13 decreased by nearly $68M.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• In FY13, total assessments of delinquent fines and fees were $154.8M.
• Net assessments of delinquent fines and fees were $88.9M.
• Net assessments of delinquent fines and fees between FY12 and FY13 decreased by $19.5M.
• Gross collections for Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $61.1M.
• Net collections in FY13 were nearly $48.4M.
• Net collections by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY12 and FY13 increased by over $1.7M.

Trend Data for Assessments and Collections

• Court assessments have risen from $281.5M in FY98 to $538.3M in FY13.
• Court Clerks collected nearly $192.2M in FY98 compared to $263.9M in FY13.
• Net assessments by Commonwealth’s Attorneys have decreased from $95.5M in FY98 to about $88.9M in FY13.
• Gross collections of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were over $29M in FY98 compared to over $61.1M in FY13.
• Net collections by Commonwealth’s Attorneys have risen from $22.9M in FY98 to nearly $48.4M in FY13.

Collection Agents

• In FY13, Commonwealth’s Attorneys contracted with ten private collection agents, four 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 FY13, fifteen Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 29 percent to 35 percent.