| Chapter 036 |
| 2016 -- H 7830 Enacted 05/27/2016 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - COURT ADMINISTRATION |
| Introduced By: Representatives DeSimone, Slater, Carnevale, Lima, and Palangio |
| Date Introduced: March 03, 2016 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 8-15-9.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-15 entitled "Court |
| Administration" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 8-15-9.3. Public inspection of court payments owed. -- (a) Notwithstanding any other |
| provision of law, the director of the finance section on a quarterly basis shall prepare a list of the |
| persons who owe court imposed or court related fees, fines, court costs, assessments, charges |
| and/or any other monetary obligations due and owing to the state which have been unpaid for a |
| period in excess of ninety (90) days from the date that any such amounts were due and are not the |
| subject of a court-ordered payment plan in good standing. (The above fees are hereinafter referred |
| to as "Overdue Court Fees".) The list shall contain the name, and address city and state of each |
| person who owes Overdue Court Fees as of the end of the quarter, together with the total amount |
| owed, and the date that the Overdue Court Fees were imposed and the date they became due of |
| disposition. No person owing Overdue Court Fees shall be included on such list if the underlying |
| matter in which Overdue Court Fees were imposed, or the amount of the fees, is the subject of an |
| appeal. |
| (b) The director of finance shall not include a person's name on the list unless he or she |
| has given the person at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of the intent to include the |
| person's name on the list. Said notice shall be sent to the person's last known address by regular |
| mail. If during said thirty (30) day period, the person pays the overdue court fines in full, the |
| name of the person shall not be included on the list. |
| (c) Any such list prepared by the director of finance shall be available to the public for |
| inspection and shall be published on the website that is maintained by the courts.; Provided |
| provided, however, that any such list prepared by the director shall not include any individual's |
| social security number or driver's license number. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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