§ 16-13-709. Responsibility for collection
(a) (1) (A) (i) The quorum court of each county of the state shall designate a county official, agency, or department which shall be primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in the circuit courts of this state. (ii) All fines collected each month in circuit court by the designated county official, agency, or […]
§ 16-13-710. Automated collection procedures
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall have the responsibility to assist circuit courts and district courts in the assessment and collection of fines and the management and reporting of fine revenue.
§ 16-13-701. Scope — Definition
(a) The procedures established by this subchapter shall apply to the assessment and collection of all fines, however designated, imposed by circuit courts and district courts for criminal convictions, traffic convictions, civil violations, and juvenile delinquency adjudications and shall be utilized to obtain prompt and full payment of all fines. (b) As used in this […]
§ 16-13-702. Immediate payment
(a) (1) When a court has imposed a fine, as described in § 16-13-701, the imposition of such a fine constitutes an order to pay the full amount of the fine in accordance with this subchapter. (2) Following imposition of the fine, the court shall inform the defendant that full payment of the fine is […]
§ 16-13-703. Imprisonment
(a) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine defaults in the payment thereof, or of any installment, the court, upon its own motion or that of the prosecuting attorney, may require him or her to show cause why he or she should not be imprisoned for nonpayment. (b) The court may issue a warrant […]
§ 16-13-704. Installment payments — Definition
(a) (1) If the court concludes that the defendant has the ability to pay the fine, but that requiring the defendant to make immediate payment in full would cause a severe and undue hardship for the defendant and the defendant’s dependents, the court may authorize payment of the fine by means of installment payments in […]
§ 16-13-705. Personal checks
(a) The court shall accept personal checks drawn in the favor of a designated official, as provided in § 16-13-709, in payment of any fine or associated charge assessed by the court if the person issuing the check furnishes satisfactory proof of residence in this state and if the personal check is drawn on a […]