Rule 14.STANDARD ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
This Court adopts the Recommended Accounting Guidelines and Recommended Accounting Review Procedure for Appointing Authorities of November 17, 1986 from the Office of the Supreme Court Administrator as those procedures that will be employed by each division of this Court for all funds of any type received, and where not provided for in those guidelines, generally accepted accounting procedures shall apply.
It is the responsibility of each division judge and/or appointing authority to see that these guidelines are implemented and adhered to where applicable.
14.1 Billing of Criminal Costs and Fines/Application of Monies Received on Costs and Fines
(1) Criminal costs and fines shall be billed by the clerk at the conclusion of the case in this court.
(2) If the state has paid a portion of the costs in a criminal case because the defendant has been found to be insolvent or it is a case where the state is liable for all or a portion of the costs, the defendant shall remain liable for the costs in the case, including those not paid or payable by the state.
(3) If the defendant or someone on defendant's behalf pays a portion or all of the costs in a criminal case, the state or county paying a portion of the same shall be reimbursed first what portion of the costs it or they paid. The state shall be reimbursed first, then the other county, if any, would be reimbursed after the state.
(4) If the clerk does not collect restitution ordered by the court, all undesignated payments received by the clerk for or on behalf of a defendant in a criminal case shall be applied to the oldest case in the division first, and in the following order, if applicable:
(a) Reimbursement of court costs paid by the state;
(b) Reimbursement of court costs paid by another county liable for the same;
(c) Payment of court costs, jail board bill and medical expenses assessed as costs;
(d) Payment of fines;
(e) Payment of crime victims compensation fund judgment;
(f) Payment of state judgment for the Public Defender Commission.
(5) If the clerk is responsible for collection of restitution ordered by the court, all undesignated payments received by the Clerk for or on behalf of a defendant shall be applied to restitution in all cases, the oldest case in the division first, then in the order prescribed in the preceding sub-paragraph.
(6) Designated payments made by or on behalf of a defendant shall be applied to the purpose designated by the defendant or person paying on behalf of the defendant, and any excess funds from a designated payment shall be applied as provided in subparagraphs (d) or (e).
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