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22.

Meeting Date:	04/27/2010
Submitted For:	Williamson County Justice Courts
Submitted By:	Hal Hawes, County Attorney
Department:	County Attorney

Agenda Item

Consider approving and authorizing collection firms to collect an additional 30% on each debt and account receivable, including fines and fees owing to Williamson County Justice Courts pursuant to Article 103.0031, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Background

Various Williamson County Justice Courts have collections contract with firms whereby such firms collect delinquent court fines and fees owing to Williamson County Justice Courts. Such contracts allow the firms to collect an additional 30% on each debt and account receivable, including fines and fees owing to a particular Justice Court, and on each amount in cases in which the accused has failed to appear, when each is more than 60 days past due and has been referred for collection.

Pursuant to Article 103.0031, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, a Williamson County Justice Court must, in addition to entering into a contract with a collections firm, authorize the firm to collect the additional 30%.

Fiscal Impact

From/To	Acct No.	Description	Amount

Attachments
Collections Order

Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
County Judge Exec Asst.	Wendy Coco	04/19/2010 04:23 PM
Form Started By: Hal Hawes		Started On: 04/19/2010 03:27 PM
Final Approval Date: 04/19/2010