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| | | | | | | | ITEM/TOPIC: Ordinance No. 23, Series of 2017, An Amending Chapter 9 of Title 1 of the Vail Town Code by the Addition of a New Section 1-9-8(E) Regarding the Use of Collection Agencies to Collect Unpaid Fines and Costs.
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| | | | | | | | PRESENTER(S): Matt Mire, Town Attorney
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| | | | | | | | ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve, approve with modifications or deny Ordinance No. 23, Series of 2017 upon first reading.
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND: House Bill 16-1311 was signed into law on June 10, 2016, amending C.R.S. § 18-1.3-702 and prohibiting municipal courts from issuing a warrant for a defendant’s failure to pay money, failure to appear to pay money, or failure to appear at any post-sentencing court appearance wherein the defendant was required to appear if he or she failed to pay a monetary amount. The Town of Vail (the "Town") lacks the resources and expertise to collect past due receivables internally, the Town Council has decided to permit the Town to employ the services of private collection agencies to collect past due fines, penalties, costs, fees, surcharges and restitution arising out of municipal court matters.
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