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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
Item No. 16.A.
For Meeting of: August 16, 2016
ITEM TITLE: 2nd Quarter2016 Municipal Courts Office Statistics
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MEMORANDUM
August 11, 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
SUBJECT: 2nd 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 2nd Quarter activity
through June 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 -- 2nd Quarter 2016
I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
2015 2016 Prior 2016
Prior Year Qtrs. April May June YTD Total
Filings -- Proceedings
During Year:
Infractions Filed 12,693 3,507 929 1,002 1,162 6,600
Violations Charged 19,105 5,335 1,384 1,478 1,765 9,962
Mitigation Hearings 1,496 373 107 137 73 690
Contested Hearings 382 81 26 30 28 165
Show Cause Hearings 135 34 11 12 47 104
Other Hearings
On Record 1,748 481 107 204 104 896
Total 35,559 9,811 2,564 2,863 3,179 18,417
Dispositions During Year:
Infractions Paid 2,968 785 237 250 271 1,543
Failure to Respond 135 51 11 15 9 86
Committed 6,453 1,540 459 488 427 2,914
Not Committed 245 42 12 14 9 77
Dismissed 1,640 401 140 151 101 793
Amended 2 2 7 3 2 14
Total Disposed 11,443 2,821 866 921 819 5,427
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Municipal Court Traffic
Infraction Revenues $1,141,965 $358,618 $80,796 $117,037 $90,139 $646,590
Budget $1,200,000 $1,200,000
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 2nd Quarter 2016
II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics
2015 Prior 2016 Prior 2016
Year Qtrs. April May June YTD
Total
Filings During Year:
Citations Filed 3,266 839 233 258 267 1,597
Violations Charged 4,199 1,056 300 327 338 2,021
Trial Settings
During Year:
Non Jury Trials Set 5 1 1 0 0 2
Jury Trials 1,951 480 150 192 146 968
Proceedings:
Arraignments 2,798 704 256 212 215 1,387
Non Jury Trials 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jury Trials 11 1 2 3 3 9
Stipulations to Record 2 1 0 2 0 3
Other Hearings 4,904 1,088 407 416 343 2,254
Dispositions:
Bail Forfeitures 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guilty 2,809 653 214 268 219 1,354
Not Guilty 7 1 2 2 2 7
Dismissed 1,322 398 140 154 127 819
Amended 160 71 19 14 19 123
Deferred /Driver 554 163 41 54 55 313
Prosecution Resumed 85 25 4 13 6 48
Total Disposition 4,937 1,311 420 505 428 2,664
Criminal Fines Revenue:
DUI Penalties $96,795 $26,667 $4,887 $5,333 $10,437 $47,324
Criminal Traffic 107,571 35,282 5,751 10,082 9,394 60,509
Non - Traffic Misdemeanor 74,031 25,817 5,251 8,125 4,083 43,276
Recoupments 107,274 31,030 7,503 12,010 8,705 59,248
Total Fines $385,671 $118,796 $23,392 $35,550 $32,619 $210,357
Total Budget $442,000 $442,000
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Yakima Municipal , Court -- 2nd Quarter 2016
III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics
2015 2016 Prior 2016
Prior Year Qtrs. April May June YTD Total
Public Safety $1,551,549 $459,674 $117,831 $124,391 $143,217 $845,113
Education Assessment
(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
As of
6/30/2016
Outstanding Municipal Court Time -Pay Agreements** $2,471,377
* *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
2016 and
Prior Years
Outside
Collection Agency: x'x'x'
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 3,488,710
Total Assignments $23,684,548
Dollars Collected Since 2012 $4,051,351
Collection Performance Court Accounts 17.11%
* ** Net of cancellation
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