Court Clerks
• In FY24, Court Clerks assessed $377.5M and collected $212.2M in fines and fees.
• Court assessments between FY23 and FY24 increased by $26.2M.
• Collections by Court Clerks between FY23 and FY24 increased by $12.4M.
Commonwealth’s Attorneys
• In FY24, total assessments(*1) of delinquent fines and fees were $159.9M.
• Assessments of delinquent restitution amounts sent to collections were $32.7M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees were $60.0M.
• Net assessments(*2) of delinquent fines and fees between FY23 and FY24 decreased by $10.2M.
• Total collections(*3) of delinquent fines and fees by Commonwealth’s Attorneys were $58.4M.
• Restitution collections in FY24 totaled $7.9M, and collections of fee offset amounts totaled $7.6M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys in FY24 were $62.9M.
• Net collections(*4) by Commonwealth’s Attorneys between FY23 and FY24 increased by $12.2M.
(*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;
• $468.5M in FY19; and
• $377.5M in FY24.
• Court collections were:
• $192.2M in FY98;
• $296.2M in FY19; and
• $212.2M in FY24.
Commonwealth’s Attorneys
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net assessments(*1) were:
• $95.5M in FY98;
• $116.1M in FY19; and
• $60.0M in FY24.
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ total collections(*2) were:
• $29.2M in FY98;
• $63.5M in FY19; and
• $58.4M in FY24.
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ net collections(*3) were:
• $23.0M in FY98;
• $62.8M in FY19; and
• $62.9M in FY24.
(*1) Net assessments include restitution assessments for FY19 and FY24, 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 FY19 and FY24, but not FY98. Net collections deduct collection fees for all years.
Collection Agents
• In FY24, Commonwealth’s Attorneys contracted with five 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 eleven changes in collection method in FY24:
LOCALTIY: BUCHANAN
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxing Authority Consulting Services (Combined)
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
LOCALTIY: GREENSVILLE/EMPORIA
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Newsome
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Law Office of Amanda D. Wood PLC
LOCALTIY: HENRY
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxing Authority Consulting Services
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
LOCALTIY: LOUDOUN
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Glasser and Glasser
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
LOCALTIY: MIDDLESEX
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Nguyen|Ballato
LOCALTIY: POWHATAN
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation (Circuit Court)
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Penn Credit (Circuit Court)
LOCALTIY: CHESAPEAKE
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Poole Brooke Plumlee
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Nguyen|Ballato
LOCALTIY: NORFOLK
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Glasser and Glasser
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
LOCALTIY: PORTSMOUTH
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Poole Brooke Plumlee
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Nguyen|Ballato
LOCALTIY: RICHMOND CITY
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Parrish & Lebar
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Randolph, Boyd, Cherry & Vaughan PLC
LOCALTIY: SUFFOLK
FY23 COLLECTION METHOD: Taxation
FY24 COLLECTION METHOD: Nguyen|Ballato
In-House Collection Programs
• In FY24, fifteen Commonwealth’s Attorneys collected delinquent fines and fees in-house.
• Collection fee percentages ranged from 21 percent to 35 percent.
