Court Clerks
• In FY21, Court Clerks assessed $342.0M and collected $197.2M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY20 and FY21 decreased by $29.5M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY20 and FY21 decreased by $29.4M.
Commonwealth’s Attorneys
• In FY21, total assessments(*1) of delinquent fines and fees were $192.5M.
• Assessments of delinquent restitution amounts sent to collections were $40.9M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees were $120.7M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees between FY20 and FY21 increased by $0.6M.
• Total collections(*3) of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $47.7M.
• Restitution collections in FY21 totaled $7.1M, and collections of fee offset amounts totaled $6.0M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys in FY21 were $51.3M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY20 and FY21 increased by $3.4M.
(*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;
• $454.4M in FY16; and
• $342.0M in FY21.
• Court collections were:
• $192.2M in FY98;
• $284.2M in FY16; and
• $197.2M in FY21.
Commonwealth’s Attorneys
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net assessments(*1) were:
• $95.5M in FY98;
• $145.8M in FY16; and
• $120.7M in FY21.
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ total collections(*2) were:
• $29.2M in FY98;
• $78.0M in FY16; and
• $47.7M in FY21.
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net collections(*3) were:
• $23.0M in FY98;
• $73.8M in FY16; and
• $51.3M in FY21.
(*1) Net assessments include restitution assessments for FY16 and FY21, 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 FY16 and FY21, but not FY98. Net collections deduct collection fees for all years.
Collection Agents
• In FY21, Commonwealth’s Attorneys contracted with eight 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 four changes in collection method in FY21:
LOCALITY: LOUDON
FY20 COLLECTION METHOD: County Treasurer (until Dec 2020)
FY21 COLLECTION METHOD: Glasser and Glasser (from Jan 2021)
LOCALITY: NEW KENT
FY20 COLLECTION METHOD: David S. Hudson
FY21 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
LOCALITY: WYTHE
FY20 COLLECTION METHOD: Penn Credit (General District)
FY21 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation (General District)
LOCALITY: NEWPORT NEWS
FY20 COLLECTION METHOD: Quadros and Associates (General District)
FY21 COLLECTION METHOD: Glasser and Glasser (General District)
In-House Collection Programs
• In FY21, seventeen Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 21 percent to 35 percent.
