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JUDICIAL BRANCH. Oregon Judicial Department. State Court Business. Public Safety Felonies and misdemeanors Violations Juvenile delinquency Protective orders (stalking, domestic violence) Economic Functioning Establish and collect debts Foreclosures Interpret contracts Personal injury
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JUDICIAL BRANCH Oregon Judicial Department
State Court Business • Public Safety • Felonies and misdemeanors • Violations • Juvenile delinquency • Protective orders (stalking, domestic violence) • Economic Functioning • Establish and collect debts • Foreclosures • Interpret contracts • Personal injury • Landlord / tenant • Consumer protection • Families in Crisis • Dependency (child abuse and neglect) • Child support • Domestic relations (divorce, child custody, adoption) • Termination of parental rights • Other • Civil commitment • Post conviction • Probate • Guardianship / conservatorship
OJD – Total Outstanding Debt by Age Judicial debt is valid for 20 to 50 years
Amounts Imposed Increasing Due to More Aggressive Collections
Continuous Improvements • Centralized debt management : • Specialization and adoption of best practices • Already adopted 28 of 38 NCSC best practices, implementing 7, and 3 were N/A • Use professional collection firms (DOR and 3 PCF’s) who are expert in court debt • National skip tracing tools • Centralized option phone and mail receipting for all state court debt • Integrations with Others: • *Automated cycling of debt between DOR & collection agencies* • Automated state tax refund interception • Automated referral to collections after 45 days • Automated systems: • Notices after 30 days • Referral to collections after 45 days • Additional fees for late payment or collection activities • Driver License suspension • Payment plans • Collection performance reports • Internet payment website • *Implementing new case management system (by 2016)* • Person-based and statewide versus case-based and by individual county • Will be able to charge interest when complete • Possible intercept opportunities with Federal Treasury Offset Program
Working together we be successful in state debt collections • IDEAS: • Implement the Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) • Start charging interest as soon as possible in 2016-17 • Encourage a statewide “inventory” of collections opportunities / challenges • Support Federal legislation for income tax intercept for state debt • Support system upgrades at DOR and OJD and others that provide increased collection capabilities