Criminal Fine Improvements Act of 1987: Public Law 100-185 (From Contemporary Federal Criminal Practice: Volume 2 of The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Appendix F, P 818.129-818.136, 1988, B. James George, Jr., -- See NCJ-119253)

• NCJ Number: 119272
• Editor(s): B J George Jr
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 8 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall Law and Business
• Publication Type: Legislative/Regulatory Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

Appendix F of Volume 2 contains the full text of the Criminal Fine Improvements Act of 1987, Public Law 100-185, which amends title 18 of the U.S. Code to improve provisions for the imposition and collection of criminal fines.

Abstract

Sections of the Act outline the duties of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in relation to fines; establish special assessments; define petty offense; eliminate obsolete provisions; set authorized fines; define imposition of a sentence of fine and revision of modification or remission of a fine; and detail procedures of interim and permanent provision of fines. Additional sections deal with amendments for the collection of fines and receipt of restitution payments by courts.