Welcome to FFJC’s digital library of resources related to fines and fees, also known as the Clearinghouse. Our repository of research and tools is curated and summarized by our Policy and Research team and includes key fines and fees research, litigation, legislation, policy analysis and guidance, and case studies. Use the search features below to find the information you need to drive reform.
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Debt Sentence: How Fines And Fees Hurt Working Families
This report shares the results of a national survey of over 5,600 adults to see how court-imposed fines and fees affect people across the country.
Debt Sentence: How Fines And Fees Hurt Working Families
Audit: Nevada Prisons Overcharging At Inmate Store, Paying Excessive Overtime
Audit: Nevada Prisons Overcharging At Inmate Store, Paying Excessive Overtime
Disadvantaged prisoners in Nevada’s prisons may struggle with obtaining basic needs due to markups on goods in the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) system. A recent audit by…
Costs and Consequences of Traffic Fines and Fees: A Case Study of Open Warrants in Las Vegas, Nevada
Costs and Consequences of Traffic Fines and Fees: A Case Study of Open Warrants in Las Vegas, Nevada
Nevada courts issue bench warrants for failure to pay fines or fees. Bench warrants allow police to take a person into custody and bring them before a judge. This report explores N…
NV SB219
NV SB219
The Nevada legislature passed legislation to end the practice of suspending an individual’s driver’s license, or prohibiting an individual from applying for a driver’s license, due…
Nevada AB 116
Nevada AB 116
The Nevada Assembly approved legislation to decriminalize minor traffic violations and end the practice of issuing warrants when an individual can’t afford to pay the fines and fee…
Nevada Assembly Bill 416: Authorizing courts to order community service in lieu of fees.
Nevada Assembly Bill 416: Authorizing courts to order community service in lieu of fees.
Nevada AB 416 clarifies that community service credits can be applied toward outstanding fines and fees, and provides that community service hours will be credited against debt at…
Nevada Assembly Bill 434: Certain traffic offenses; payment of fines and fees; community service
Nevada Assembly Bill 434: Certain traffic offenses; payment of fines and fees; community service
Nevada AB 434 makes several changes regarding collection of fines, fees, and restitution. Previously, the law allowed courts to enter a civil judgment; garnish property or wages; s…
Nevada Assembly Bill 439: Abolishes juvenile fees.
Nevada Assembly Bill 439: Abolishes juvenile fees.
Nevada Assembly Bill 439 abolishes a wide variety of fees associated with juvenile courts in Nevada, instead providing that relevant services and facilities should be funded throug…
Nevada Assembly Bill 110: Traffic ticket notification and bench warrants.
Nevada Assembly Bill 110: Traffic ticket notification and bench warrants.
Nevada AB 110 makes changes to the notification process for traffic tickets and related court dates.
Monetary Myopia: An Examination of Institutional Response to Revenue From Monetary Sanctions for Misdemeanors
Monetary Myopia: An Examination of Institutional Response to Revenue From Monetary Sanctions for Misdemeanors
This study assesses the use of fines and fees for misdemeanor crimes in Nevada and Iowa to highlight the perverse incentives embedded in the practice of using courts as revenue cen…