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SB 1159 Fines, costs, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.

Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Fines, costs, etc.; time period to commence collection activity. Extends from 90 days without payment to 180 days without payment the period of delinquency for which the clerk of the circuit court or district court is required to submit monthly lists of delinquent accounts. The bill also provides that no fines, costs, forfeitures, or penalties imposed in a criminal case or a traffic infraction shall be subject to collection nor shall any collection fees be assessed for (i) any period of time defendant is incarcerated and (ii) a period of 180 days following date of release from incarcerated if the sentence includes a term of active incarceration.


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