§ 16-92-117 - Enhancement of the rate of collection of fine revenue.
16-92-117. Enhancement of the rate of collection of fine revenue.
(a) For purposes of this section, the term "fine" or "fines" means all monetary penalties imposed by the district courts of this state, which include fines payable to the county general fund, the city general fund, and other state agencies, court costs, probation fees, and public service work supervisory fees.
(b) (1) The Supreme Court Committee on Automation shall prescribe, in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Division of Legislative Audit, the Association of Arkansas Counties, and the Arkansas Municipal League, appropriate forms for the reporting and allocation of all fines and such other information relevant to the income received by the various state, county, and city entities from district courts.
(2) Each district court in this state, if requested, shall provide this information to the committee for the twelve-month period immediately preceding the installation of the computer hardware and software as required by contract for the district court automation system.
(c) (1) (A) The state agency or entity which receives fine revenue from a district court in which this system is installed may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system.
(B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the state agency or entity affected.
(2) (A) The county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which a court having the system installed is located, or both, may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system.
(B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the court is located, or both.
(3) (A) (i) Each district court in which the system is installed shall submit a report to the state agency or entity affected, either the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the court is located, or both, for each twelve-month period immediately following installation of the system.
(ii) This report shall be compared to the fine revenue received for the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation of the system which shall be the base year.
(B) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue in each of the twelve-month periods immediately following installation of the system shall be compared to the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation.
(C) (i) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue as determined in this section shall be the basis for determining the funds due the vendor or private contractor for each year that the system is in operation.
(ii) This amount shall be determined within forty-five (45) days after the end of the twelve-month period.
(D) Within sixty (60) days after the twelve-month period, each court in which the system is installed shall remit to the vendor or private contractor one-twelfth (1/12) of the amount as determined in this subdivision (c)(3) for the succeeding twelve (12) months.