46-17-303. Deposit of fines -- collection. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all fines imposed and collected by a city court must be paid to the treasurer of the county, city, or town, as the case may be, within 30 days of receipt. The city judge shall file a copy of any receipt given for a collected fine with the county, city, or town clerk, as the case may be.
     (2) (a) The city court may contract with a private person or entity for the collection of any final judgment that requires a payment to the city court.
     (b) In the event that a private person or entity is retained to collect a judgment, the city court may assign the judgment to the private person or entity and the private person or entity may, as an assignee, institute suit or other lawful collection procedure and other postjudgment remedies in its own name.
     (c) The city court, after deducting the charges provided for in 46-18-236, may pay the private person or entity a reasonable fee for collecting the judgment.

     History: En. 95-2008 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2008(part); amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 63, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 515, L. 2001.