Section 12-17-225 Purpose. It is the purpose of this legislation to ensure that court-ordered restitution to crime victims, victim compensation assessments, bail bond forfeitures, court costs required by law, fines levied against criminals for wrongful conduct, and other court-ordered sums payable to the state or to the crime victims be paid in full and that […]
Section 12-17-225.1 District attorneys authorized to establish division. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, each district attorney may establish a special division designated the “restitution recovery division” for the administration, collection, and enforcement of court costs, fines, penalty payments, victim compensation assessments, bail bond forfeitures, restitution, or like payments in civil or criminal proceedings ordered […]
Section 12-17-225.2 Court or clerk of court to notify district attorney when payments to state or victim are in default. The court or the clerk of the court shall notify the district attorney in writing when any bail bond forfeitures, court costs, fines, penalty payments, crime victims’ restitution, or victims’ compensation assessments or like payments […]
Section 12-17-225.3 District attorney authorized to take lawful steps to require compliance. After notification as provided in Section 12-17-225.2, the district attorney may take all lawful steps necessary in order to require compliance with the court-ordered payments, including any of the following: (1) a petition for revocation of probation; (2) a show cause petition for […]
Section 12-17-225.4 Collection fee. After a matter has been transferred to a district attorney under Section 12-17-225.2, a court shall assess a collection fee of 30 percent of the funds due which shall be added to the amount of funds due. Any amount collected pursuant to this division shall be distributed as follows: (1) Seventy-five […]
Section 12-17-225.5 Amnesty period. There shall be an amnesty period of 60 days after August 7, 1995 during which any person may voluntarily pay in full any duly assessed court costs, fines, victim compensation assessments, bail bond forfeitures, penalty payments, restitution, or like payments in default. Commencing with the sixty-first day after August 7, 1995, […]
Section 12-17-225.6 Costs, bail bond forfeitures, restitution, and other court-ordered charges considered civil judgement. In addition to the provisions of this division, all court costs, fines, victim compensation assessments, bail bond forfeitures, and restitution, and other court-ordered charges, including the collection fee of a court of competent jurisdiction in this state, shall be considered civil […]
Section 12-17-225.7 Contracting with private collection agency allowed. Any district attorney and the Administrative Office of Courts in this state shall be allowed to contract with a private collection agency under the same terms and conditions as set forth in this division. (Acts 1995, No. 95-725, p. 1548, §8.)
Section 12-17-225.8 Provisions of division are supplemental. The provisions of this division are supplemental to any procedures for the enforcement and collection of any court-ordered sums or forfeitures. The provisions of this division are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict with this division. (Acts 1995, No. 95-725, […]
Section 12-17-225.9 Local legislation to supersede division. Any county which currently has local legislation pertaining to restitution recovery shall supersede this division. (Acts 1995, No. 95-725, p. 1548, §11.)
