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| Lower courts to enforce restitution fines |
| By concordmonitor.com - Annmarie Timmins |
| Published: 08/19/2011 |
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The state's district courts will continue to enforce fines and restitution orders under $200 even while the state's superior courts will not, Judge Ed Kelly, chief of the state's district courts, said yesterday. That means it will be business as usual for nearly all defendants who owe fines and restitution orders under $200 since most of those smaller amounts are issued from district court, not superior court, Kelly said. Because superior court deals with more serious crimes, the associated fines and restitution orders tend to be greater than $200, he said. "We will continue to do what we've always done," Kelly said. If someone fails to pay a district court fine or restitution order of any amount, the court sends a reminder letter to the defendant but also alerts the state Division of Motor Vehicles. If the fine or restitution order remains unpaid after 30 days, the person's license is suspended until the debt is paid. Read More. |
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