Court Clerks

• In FY16, Court Clerks assessed $454.4M and collected $284.2M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY15 and FY16 decreased by $18.4M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY15 and FY16 decreased by $31.7M.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• In FY16, total assessments(*1) of delinquent fines and fees were $188.8M.
• Assessments of delinquent restitution amounts sent to collections were $32.7M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees were $145.8M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees between FY15 and FY16 decreased by $1.9M.
• Total collections(*3) of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $78.0M.
• Restitution collections in FY16 totaled $5.5M, and collections of fee offset amounts totaled $6.5M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys in FY16 were $73.8M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY15 and FY16 increased by $5.7M.

(*1) Total assessments exclude restitution, but include an assessed amount to offset collections fees as of FY14.
(*2) Net assessments include restitution assessments as of FY14.
(*3) Total collections exclude both restitution and offset fee amounts collected.
(*4) Net collections include restitution collections and offset fee amounts collected as of FY14, and deduct
collection fees.

Trend Data for Assessments and Collections

Court Clerks

• Court assessments were:
• $281.5M in FY98;
• $529.7M in FY11; and
• $454.4M in FY16.

• Court collections were:
• $192.2M in FY98;
• $387.0M in FY11; and
• $284.2M in FY16.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net assessments(*1) were:
• $95.5M in FY98;
• $97.1M in FY11; and
• $145.8M in FY16.

• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ total collections(*2) were:
• $29.2M in FY98;
• $57.8M in FY11; and
• $78.0M in FY16.

• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net collections(*3) were:
• $23.0M in FY98;
• $45.6M in FY11; and
• $73.8M in FY16.

(*1) Net assessments include restitution assessments for FY16, but not FY98 or FY11.
(*2) Total collections exclude both restitution and offset fee amounts collected for all years.
(*3) Net collections include restitution collections and offset fee amounts collected for FY16, but not FY98 or FY11. Net collections deduct collection fees for all years.

Collection Agents

• In FY16, Commonwealth’s Attorneys contracted with nine private collection agents, six localities and one state agency for the collection of delinquent fines and fees.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 17 percent to 35 percent.
• There were two changes in collection methods in FY16:

LOCALITY: DINWIDDIE
FY15 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
FY16 COLLECTION METHOD: Newsome

LOCALITY: HENRICO
FY15 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation (Circuit Court)
FY16 COLLECTION METHOD: Ballato (Circuit Court, 11/01/15 onwards)

In-House Collection Programs

• In FY16, fourteen Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 30 percent to 35 percent.