Tools & Resources

Setting the Framework

Promoting Early Payment

Making Payment Plans Work

What Happens after Default?

Special Circumstances

Self-Help for Victims

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Setting the FRAMEWORK

APPA Position Paper: Offender Accountability
Pew Center Guiding Principles: Sentencing, Corrections, and Public Safety
Example Mission Statements
Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Order
State Court Administrators' 2008 White Paper
NCSC CourTools: Collection of Monetary Penalties (Measure 7)
NCSC Analysis Template
Maricopa Cty. Probation: 2011 Strategic Plan
Multnomah Cty. Collection Performance Measurement
Maricopa Cty. Financial Compliance Program
Colorado Court Collections Investigator Program
Lead Collections Investigator: Position Description
Michigan Court Collections Program (Component 1)
Victim Restitution Officer, York Cty.: Position Description

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Promoting Early PAYMENT

Colorado Collections Investigator Program: Mission Statement
Michigan Court Collections Program Components (2 & 3)
Michigan Judicial Training Video
Use of Bail Bonds by State
Example Bond Forms
Oregon Statutory Authority to Sell Assets
Preconviction Statutory Analysis
California Bench Guide on Restitution (excerpt)
Florida Pleadings on Consumer Protection Law

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Making PAYMENT PLANS Work

CO Short Financial Disclosure Form
CO Long Financial Disclosure Form
AK Finanacial Disclosure Form  
PA FAQ on Payment Obligations  
"Your Restitution Responsibilities" CA Brochure
PA Unified Court System Online Payment Portal
PA Unified Court System Online Portal User Guide
"Tips and Techniques for Encouraging Payment," Maricopa Cty.
"Motivating Offenders to Change," National Institute on Corrections
Payment-Tracking Software 
Guide for Evaluating Collections Software, TX Office of Court Administration 
Checklist for Comparing Collections Software, TX Office of Court Administration 
Inmate "Account Sweeps"
Process for Inmate Account Sweeps, TX Office of Court Administration
Prison Work Wage Garnishment
Attaching Inmate's Civl Suit Recovery

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What Happens AFTER DEFAULT?

Sample Delinquency Notice
Condition of Probation or Parole
AZ Maricopa Payment Ability Evaluation Worksheet
AZ Maricopa Graduated Sanctions for Delinquent Defenders
Revoked or Extended Probation or Parole
MT Probation Supervision Procedures
Misc. Statutory Consequences of Default
PA Statute on Receiving Public Assistance
PA Sample Form for Background Checks for Public Assistance
AL Delinquency Request for Warrant
ME Sentencing Form
FL Deduction Income Order
MI Restitution Installment Plan
Defendant Income Tax Refund Chart
CO Summary of Income Tax Refund Interception
MN Tax Refund Recapture Program
Lottery Winning Collections
CO Law Attaching Unclaimed Property

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