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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
Item No. 22.A.
For Meeting of: December 6, 2016
ITEM TITLE: 3rd Quarter 2016 Municipal Court Office Statistics
SUBMITTED BY: Maria Simons, Accountant
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MEMORANDUM
December 6, 2016
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Cliff Moore, City Manager
FROM: The Honorable Susan Woodard, Presiding Judge
Linda Hagert, Court Services Manager
Maria Simons, Accountant
SUBJECT: 3rd Quarter 2016 Municipal Court Office Statistics
The City of Yakima Municipal Court operation was created in late 1996 and has been an
independent judicial arm of the City since January 1, 1997. The Court adjudicates all
traffic infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors cited in the City. The Court
operates with two full time Judges, one of whom presides over the Court's activities,
and a part time Court Commissioner. The City Council adopts the Courts budget
annually; the Court is otherwise independent from City Administration.
Following please find summary statistical reports for Municipal Court 3rd Quarter
activity through September 30, 2016. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the
Municipal Court. Prior year totals for 2015 are included for comparison.
The following summary information for each quarter includes:
I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics
III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics
IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time -Pay Contracts
V. Outside Agency Collection Statistics
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 3rd Quarter 2016
I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
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2015
Prior Year
2016
Prior Qtrs.
July
August
September
2016
YTD Total
Filings -- Proceedings During
Year.
Infractions Filed
12,693
6,600
1110
1,158
1,250
10,118
Violations Charged
19,105
9,962
1,682
1,793
1,919
15,356
Mitigation Hearings
1,496
690
92
99
75
956
Contested Hearings
382
165
37
32
17
251
Show Cause Hearings
135
104
6
17
18
145
Other Hearings
On Record
1,748
896
130
155
149
1,330
Total
35,559
18,417
3,057
3,254
3,428
28,156
Dispositions During Year.
Infractions Paid
2,968
1543
249
256
345
2,393
Failure to Respond
135
86
19
8
3
116
Committed
6,453
2,914
406
493
753
4,566
Not Committed
245
77
7
14
12
110
Dismissed
1,640
793
126
142
128
1,189
Amended
2
14
3
4
4
25
Total Disposed
11,443
5,427
810
917
1,245
8,399
Municipal Court Traffic
Infraction Revenues
$1,141,965
$646,590
$87,758
$91,610
$119,344
$945,302
Budget
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 3rd Quarter 2016
II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics
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2015
Prior Year
2016
Prior Qtrs.
July
August
September
2016
YTD Total
Filings During Year:
Citations Filed
3,266
1597
230
295
264
2,386
Violations Charged
4,199
2,021
297
374
347
3,039
Trial Settings
During Year:
Non Jury Trials Set
5
2
0
1
4
7
Jury Trials
1,951
968
137
141
101
1,347
Proceedings:
Arraignments
2,798
1387
223
231
234
2,075
Non Jury Trials
0
0
0
0
2
0
Jury Trials
11
9
2
1
0
12
Stipulations to Record
2
3
3
1
1
8
Other Hearings
4,904
2,254
283
317
322
3,176
Dispositions:
Bail Forfeitures
0
0
0
0
0
0
Guilty
2,809
1354
207
238
209
2,008
Not Guilty
7
7
0
0
0
7
Dismissed
1,322
819
129
140
123
1,211
Amended
160
123
0
0
10
133
Deferred/Driver
554
313
50
54
38
455
Prosecution Resumed
85
48
4
3
7
62
Total Disposition
4,937
2,664
390
435
387
3,876
Criminal Fines Revenue:
DUI Penalties
$96,795
$47,324
$7,151
$3,562
$7,047
$65,084
Criminal Traffic
107,571
60,509
8,425
7,278
8,364
84,576
Non -Traffic Misdemeanor
74,031
43,276
4,005
11,864
5,080
64,225
Recoupments
107,274
59,248
11,968
8,786
8,396
88,398
Total Fines
$385,671
$210,357
$31,549
$31,489
$28,888
$302,283
Total Budget
$442,000
$442,000
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 3rd Quarter 2016
III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics
* Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments is included as part of the total fine.
Revenue figures presented are net of these payments.
IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time -Pay Contracts
2015
2016
July
August
September
2016
3,549,324
Prior Year
Prior Qtrs.
Accounts Assigned in 2015
5,877,343
Accounts Assigned in 2016
YTD Total
Public Safety
$25,127,296
Dollars Collected Since 2012
$4,051,351
Collection Performance Court Accounts
17.11%
Education Assessment
$1,551,549
$869,000
$133,821
$143,879
$150,526
$1,297,226
(PSEA) Payments
* Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments is included as part of the total fine.
Revenue figures presented are net of these payments.
IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time -Pay Contracts
**After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender does not
make a payment in 30 days and does not make an effort with the court to make other arrangements to pay, the account is
considered in arrears. A final notice is mailed to the person in arrears. If ignored the account is then turned over to
collection.
The collection agency is mandated by the state of Washington to write off accounts still owing ten years after the judgment
date due to the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations covers all fines and restitution.
V. Outside Collection Agency Statistics
As of
8/30/2016
Outstanding Municipal Court Time -Pay Agreements**
$2,130,144
**After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender does not
make a payment in 30 days and does not make an effort with the court to make other arrangements to pay, the account is
considered in arrears. A final notice is mailed to the person in arrears. If ignored the account is then turned over to
collection.
The collection agency is mandated by the state of Washington to write off accounts still owing ten years after the judgment
date due to the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations covers all fines and restitution.
V. Outside Collection Agency Statistics
*** Net of cancellation
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2016 and
Prior Years
Outside
Collection Agency: ***
Accounts Assigned in 2012
$4,259,269
Accounts Assigned in 2013
3,549,324
Accounts Assigned in 2014
6,509,902
Accounts Assigned in 2015
5,877,343
Accounts Assigned in 2016
4,931,458
Total Assignments
$25,127,296
Dollars Collected Since 2012
$4,051,351
Collection Performance Court Accounts
17.11%
*** Net of cancellation
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