§ 8-15-9 - Supervision of court imposed and court related costs, fines, restitution, and other payments, deposits, and receipts.
SECTION 8-15-9
§ 8-15-9 Supervision of court imposed andcourt related costs, fines, restitution, and other payments, deposits, andreceipts. – Within the administrative office of the state courts there shall be a financesection. The director of the finance section shall be appointed by the chiefjustice of the supreme court, and approved by a majority vote of the advisoryboard. The director of the finance section shall monitor the handling,collection, receipt, and disbursement of all court imposed or court relatedfees, fines, costs, assessments, charges, and other monetary payments,deposits, and receipts, including, but not limited to, filing fees, court costsand fees, bail, fines, judgments, awards, restitution payments, registry ofcourt accounts, restricted receipts accounts, child support and other supportorders, and court stenographers' accounts. The director shall be responsiblefor all bookkeeping and accounting of money collected or received by the clerksof the various state courts including, but not limited to, §§ 8-4-8,8-8-16, 8-8-17, 8-8.2-3 and 8-10-10. The director shall formulate and publish apolicy which shall standardize the procedures for the handling, collection,receipt, and disbursement of court imposed or court related monetary payments,deposits, and receipts. The court may require all persons who enter into apayment plan for the payment of court imposed or court related fees, fines,court costs, assessments, charges and/or any other monetary obligations toprovide a valid social security number, valid driver's license number, and dateof birth at the time they enter into said payment plan. Provided, however,social security numbers and driver's license numbers shall not be part of thepublic record and shall be used for collection purposes only.