Government
Jun. 8, 2012
Budget cuts further impair courts' ability to collect delinquent fees
Severe cuts to the state court system's budget may undermine efforts by California to improve upon the collection of billions of dollars in court-ordered fines .
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Severe cuts to the state court system's budget may undermine efforts by California to improve upon the collection of billions of dollars in court-ordered fines.
For years, many counties and their courts have struggled to collect delinquent fines stemming from criminal matters. An estimated $7.5 billion is currently outstanding in uncollected debt statewide despite efforts to reduce that amount.
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