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Report to the Legislature: Statewide Collection of Court-Ordered Debt for 2017-18 (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Judicial Council staff recommend approval of the Statewide Collection of Court-Ordered Debt for 2017-18 for transmittal to the Legislature. Penal Code section 1463.010(c) requires the Judicial Council to report the extent to which each court or county collections program is following best practices, the programs’ performance, and any changes necessary to improve performance of collection programs statewide. Additionally, as stated in the October 2018 report to the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) per Government Code section 68514, this report contains revised or additional information from programs that did not submit data, or submitted incomplete data for inclusion in the October 1 report. The first report required under Government Code section 68514 was submitted to the Legislature in October 2018 and is available at www.courts.ca.gov/7466.htm.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Judicial Council’s Funds and Revenue Unit of Budget Services recommends that the Judicial Council, effective November 30, 2018:
1. Approve the attached report, Report on the Statewide Collection of Delinquent Court-Ordered Debt for 2017-18; and
2. Direct Judicial Council staff to submit the report to the Legislature by December 31, 2018.