Court Clerks

• In FY19, Court Clerks assessed $468.5M and collected $296.2M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY18 and FY19 decreased by $1.2M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY18 and FY19 decreased by $1.2M.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• In FY19, total assessments(*1) of delinquent fines and fees were $200.2M.
• Assessments of delinquent restitution amounts sent to collections were $33.6M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees were $116.1M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees between FY18 and FY19 decreased by $70.5M.
• Total collections(*3) of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $63.5M.
• Restitution collections in FY19 totaled $6.0M, and collections of fee offset amounts totaled $6.5M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys in FY19 were $62.8M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY18 and FY19 decreased by $2.9M.

(*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;
• $501.2M in FY14; and
• $468.5M in FY19.

• Court collections were:

• $192.2M in FY98;
• $258.6M in FY14; and
• $296.2M in FY19.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net assessments(*1) were:

• $95.5M in FY98;
• $169.2M in FY14; and
• $116.1M in FY19.

• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ total collections(*2) were:

• $29.2M in FY98;
• $64.4M in FY14; and
• $63.5M in FY19.

• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net collections(*3) were:

• $23.0M in FY98;
• $54.8M in FY14; and
• $62.8M in FY19.

(*1) Net assessments include restitution assessments for FY14 and FY19, but not FY98.
(*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 FY14 and FY19, but not FY98. Net collections deduct collection fees for all years.

Collection Agents

• In FY19, Commonwealth’s Attorneys contracted with twelve 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 was one change in collection method in FY19:

LOCALITY: WYTHE
FY18 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation (General District)
FY19 COLLECTION METHOD: Penn Credit (General District)

In-House Collection Programs

• In FY19, sixteen Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 30 percent to 35 percent.