Almost $42 Million In Court Fines Go Uncollected

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12 September 2006 at 10:21 a.m. ET

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Rhode Island is sitting on about $42 million worth of uncollected court fines. How to recoup that loss, according to a story on the website Turnto10.com, is a bit of a contentious mixed bag.

Court officials are currently speaking with other government agencies and private vendors ? including collection agencies — to determine how they can collect fines more efficiently, said Craig Berke, a court spokesman.

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