Court Clerks
• In FY22, Court Clerks assessed $331.8M and collected $188.8M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY21 and FY22 decreased by $10.2M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY21 and FY22 decreased by $8.4M.
Commonwealth’s Attorneys
• In FY22, total assessments(*1) of delinquent fines and fees were $147.0M.
• Assessments of delinquent restitution amounts sent to collections were $31.6M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees were $70.2M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees between FY21 and FY22 decreased by $50.5M.
• Total collections(*3) of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $47.5M.
• Restitution collections in FY22 totaled $6.7M, and collections of fee offset amounts totaled $5.8M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys in FY22 were $50.6M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY21 and FY22 decreased by $0.7M.
(*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;
• $470.4M in FY17; and
• $331.8M in FY22.
• Court collections were:
• $192.2M in FY98;
• $291.0M in FY17; and
• $188.8M in FY22.
Commonwealth’s Attorneys
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net assessments(*1) were:
• $95.5M in FY98;
• $181.0M in FY17; and
• $70.2M in FY22.
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ total collections(*2) were:
• $29.2M in FY98;
• $77.7M in FY17; and
• $47.5M in FY22.
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net collections(*3) were:
• $23.0M in FY98;
• $75.5M in FY17; and
• $50.6M in FY22.
(*1) Net assessments include restitution assessments for FY17 and FY22, 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 FY17 and FY22, but not FY98. Net collections deduct collection fees for all years.
Collection Agents
• In FY22, Commonwealth’s Attorneys contracted with seven 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 method in FY22:
LOCALITY: WISE
FY21 COLLECTION METHOD: Fines Management Ltd
FY22 COLLECTION METHOD: Wise County Board of Supervisors
LOCALITY: ROANOKE CITY
FY21 COLLECTION METHOD: In-House
FY22 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
In-House Collection Programs
• In FY22, sixteen Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 21 percent to 35 percent.
