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Morgan County D.A.'s Restitution Recovery Unit
What We Do
- Locate individuals who are more than 90 days past due on
payments of fines, costs and restitution in criminal cases.
- Make formal demands on the debtor for payment.
- Attempt to get the debtors back into voluntary compliance with
the court's orders.
- Use available means, both criminal and civil, to enforce the
court's original sentencing or cost order.
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Our Operations
- Skip-Tracing
- The Restitution Recovery Unit employs the latest available technology,
both in the law enforcement community and the public sector, to locate individuals who are delinquent in their obligations to Morgan County's
courts. We also have the investigative support of the District
Attorney's Investigator.
- Automated Collections Process
- Debtor accounts are generated, monitored and archived electronically by
RCS, our automated collection software. This process insures that
accounts are routinely reviewed and updated.
- Flexible Payment Plans
- Debtors are permitted to make scheduled installment payments and are
even allowed to pay by credit card, an option not available in most court
clerk's offices.
- Self-Funding
- The unit is self-funding and receives no special funding from the State
for its operation. The unit operates from funds generated
by a collection fee, established by law, that is charged to delinquent debtors, preventing
taxpayers from having to foot the bill for the collection process.
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Current Partners
We currently receive cases from the following court clerks located in Morgan
County:
- Hon. John Pat Orr
- Circuit Clerk of
Morgan County, AL
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- Hon. Janice Clemons
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Municipal Clerk of the City of Decatur, AL
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- Hon. Shirley Sandlin
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Municipal Clerk of the City of Hartselle, AL
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Making Restitution Payments to the Unit
Making payments to the Restitution Recovery Unit involves the following
steps:
- Unless you are currently incarcerated, you must visit the Restitution
Recovery Unit in person to execute an agreement before we can accept your
payments.
- If you are incarcerated, payments will be accepted without an agreement
until you are released. Upon release, you must report to the Restitution
Recovery Unit to execute an agreement.
- You should bring any letters that you have received from us stating your
case numbers and balances due.
- You should bring an official government issued photo I.D., preferably a
driver's license.
- You should bring financial information documenting both income and
expenses.
- You will be required to provide your name, address, social security
number, telephone number, vehicle tag and driver's license number.
- You will be photographed and thumb printed for identification purposes.
- We accept cash, exact amounts only, Visa or MasterCard, cashier's checks or money orders.
No personal checks are accepted.
- You will be required to update any changes in your address and telephone
number, employment information and financial status with each payment.
- Subsequent payments may be made by mail. Payments made by mail must be
either cashier's checks or money orders.
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