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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Ind. Courts - "Tippecanoe County aims to collect unpaid court service fees"

Dorothy Schneider of the Lafayette Journal Courier has a story today that begins:

Officials who work with residents processed through Tippecanoe County courts programs are upping their efforts to collect outstanding debts.

Representatives from the county's probation, court services and community corrections departments recently met to brainstorm ways to get millions owed by users of their programs. Community Corrections alone has about $2.8 million in outstanding fees.

"We're leaving a lot of money on the table we should have coming to us," said Jeff Kemper, who participated in the recent meeting with fellow council member Kevin Underwood. "It's all about revenue and having users paying for the system."

See also this ILB entry from April 19, 2011 referencing collection efforts in Shelby and Clark counties, along with this follow-up.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 15, 2011 10:49 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts