SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 2467

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MARCH 20, 1997

      The Senate Community Affairs Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 2467.

      This bill would expand the types of municipal penalties for which a municipality could contract with a private firm to perform collection services. Under current law, a municipality can contract with a private firm only for the collection of delinquent parking violation fines. This bill would permit the contract to include the collection of all fines, costs, surcharges, and other penalties owed to, or required to be collected by, the municipality as a result of any municipal court matter.