Long County Superior Court Clerk Sherry Long recently reported that her office collected $1,028,128 from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2013.
“My office has worked very hard over the last year to collect this money, and I am proud of their efforts,” Long said.
The funds were collected from superior- and state-court fines and fees, according to the court clerk. She said that a substantial portion of the money also could be attributed to the Long County Sheriff’s Office using a new tag reader that is installed on one of the patrol vehicles.
From the pool of money, $693,085 was given back to Long County. The breakdown of funds has $43,273 coming from the jail fund, $49,057 coming from the superior-court transfer tax, $110,217 coming from the superior-court intangible tax and $490,538 coming from the superior- and state-court general fund. Long said the $335,043 difference from the $1,028,128 went to mandated state costs.
Long said the amount collected in 2013 substantially increased from 2012 collections. The rise in state-court revenue was $275,714, and the superior-court revenue increase for the same time period was $56,815.
“I just want the people of Long County to know that we are doing our best to do a good job for the county, and the increase in funds collected is just one of the ways that the hard work is paying off,” Long said.
Long court clerk brings in $1 million
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