Court Clerks

• In FY23, Court Clerks assessed $351.2M and collected $199.7M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY22 and FY23 increased by $19.4M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY22 and FY23 decreased by $10.9M.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

• In FY23, total assessments(*1) of delinquent fines and fees were $156.7M.
• Assessments of delinquent restitution amounts sent to collections were $35.8M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees were $70.9M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees between FY22 and FY23 increased by $0.7M.
• Total collections(*3) of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $55.3M.
• Restitution collections in FY23 totaled $7.2M, and collections of fee offset amounts totaled $6.7M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys in FY23 were $58.8M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY22 and FY23 increased by $8.2M.

(*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;
• $469.7M in FY18; and
• $351.2M in FY23.

• Court collections were:

• $192.2M in FY98;
• $297.4M in FY18; and
• $199.7M in FY23.

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

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

• $95.5M in FY98;
• $186.6M in FY18; and
• $70.9M in FY23.

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

• $29.2M in FY98;
• $67.0M in FY18; and
• $55.3M in FY23.

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

• $23.0M in FY98;
• $65.7M in FY18; and
• $58.8M in FY23.

(*1) Net assessments include restitution assessments for FY18 and FY23, 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 FY18 and FY23, but not FY98. Net collections deduct collection fees for all years.

Collection Agents

• In FY23, 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 FY23:

LOCALITY: HENRY
FY22 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation (General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations)
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Penn Credit (General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations)

LOCALITY: PITTSYLVANIA
FY22 COLLECTION METHOD: In-House
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation

LOCALITY: SUSSEX
FY22 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Nguyen | /Ballato

LOCALITY: NEWPORT NEWS
FY22 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation (Circuit and Juvenile & Domestic Relations)
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Glasser and Glasser (Circuit and Juvenile & Domestic Relations)

In-House Collection Programs

• In FY23, fifteen Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 21 percent to 35 percent.