JUDICIAL BRANCH 1 Oregon Judicial Department

State Court Business 2 Public Safety Felonies and misdemeanors Violations Juvenile delinquency Protective orders (stalking, domestic violence) Economic Functioning Establish and collect debts Foreclosures Interpret contracts Personal injury Landlord / tenant Consumer protection Families in Crisis Dependency (child abuse and neglect) Child support Domestic relations (divorce, child custody, adoption) Termination of parental rights Other Civil commitment Post conviction Probate Guardianship / conservatorship

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OJD – Total Outstanding Debt by Age Age (in Fiscal Years)Total Amount Outstanding 2012 $ 148,102, $ 229,564, $ 110,281, $ 103,316, $ 84,417, $ 77,922, $ 80,351, $ 75,740, $ 67,081, $ 66,865, $ 49,545, $ 43,672, $ 39,531, $ 37,362, $ 35,429, $ 33,796, $ 36,725, $ 38,628, $ 30,512, $ 28,757, $ 34,540, $ 25,379, $ 25,738, $ 880,741 Grand Total $ 1,504,146,416 Judicial debt is valid for 20 to 50 years

Amounts Imposed Increasing Due to More Aggressive Collections

Continuous Improvements Centralized debt management : ◦ Specialization and adoption of best practices  Already adopted 28 of 38 NCSC best practices, implementing 7, and 3 were N/A ◦ Use professional collection firms (DOR and 3 PCF’s) who are expert in court debt ◦ National skip tracing tools ◦ Centralized option phone and mail receipting for all state court debt Integrations with Others: ◦ *Automated cycling of debt between DOR & collection agencies* ◦ Automated state tax refund interception ◦ Automated referral to collections after 45 days Automated systems: ◦ Notices after 30 days ◦ Referral to collections after 45 days ◦ Additional fees for late payment or collection activities ◦ Driver License suspension ◦ Payment plans ◦ Collection performance reports ◦ Internet payment website ◦ *Implementing new case management system (by 2016)*  Person-based and statewide versus case- based and by individual county  Will be able to charge interest when complete Possible intercept opportunities with Federal Treasury Offset Program

Leveraging Technology - ePay

9 Working together we be successful in state debt collections IDEAS: Implement the Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Start charging interest as soon as possible in Encourage a statewide “inventory” of collections opportunities / challenges Support Federal legislation for income tax intercept for state debt Support system upgrades at DOR and OJD and others that provide increased collection capabilities