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Municipal Court Update Compliance and Enforcement
Public Safety Committee June 13, 2016
Briefing PurposeReview important measures in determining a Municipal Court’s ability to drive compliance
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Municipal Court Responsibilities
Measure #1 - Case Clearance
Measure #2 - Dismissal Rates
Other Enforcement Initiatives
Future Efforts
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Municipal Court Responsibilities
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• Administer Class C citations and civil citations- Jurisdiction over 1,052
violation types- Receive approx. 200,000
citations annually State - Traffic143,001
74%
State - Other25,001
13%
City Ordinance 25,587
13%
193,589Citations
NOTE: Chart includes 3,132 “V” citations for Community Court
FY15 Violations
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Municipal Court Responsibilities
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Group Basic Functions FTEs Direct Report
Clerks / Marshals Update Cases & Records Collections & AccountingEnforce & Confirm WarrantsJail Contract Oversight
138 City Manager
ProsecutorsProsecute Cases & Defend AppealsSupport Staff 26* City Attorney
Judiciary / BailiffsAdjudicate CasesCourtroom Security 39** City Council
NOTES: Uses FY16 Budget numbers, *Includes 16 municipal court prosecutors and 3 office-wide support staff allocated to this unit, ** Includes 12 full-time Judges and 2.2 FTEs for Associates
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Cases Resolved Needs to Match or Better New Cases FiledMeasure #1 - Case Clearance
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FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16
Case Clearance
Total Cases Disposed New Cases
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Measure #1 - Case Clearance
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Improving the Clearance Rates
Through:
Reminder letters, postcards, and phone calls
Renewed Focus on Warrants 12 New Marshals
New Collections Agency Contract
Increased Online Accessibility
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Cases Resolved Need to Match or Better New Cases FiledMeasure #1 - Case Clearance
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FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16Proj.
Case Clearance
Total Cases Disposed New Cases
First time in the last 20+ years more
cases will be resolved than
filed
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Measure #2 - Lowering Dismissals
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How Those Cases are Resolved Matters
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FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16Proj.
Case Clearance & Dismissal Rates
Dismissals Total Cases Disposed New Cases
15% 16% 19% 25% 28% 29% 24% 28%32% 36% 34% 34% 48%
40%
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Measure #2 - Lowering Dismissals
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Lowering the Dismissal Rates:
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Measure #2 - Lowering Dismissals
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How Those Cases are Resolved Matters
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FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16Proj.
Case Clearance & Dismissal Rates
Dismissals Total Cases Disposed New Cases
15% 16% 19% 25% 28% 29% 24% 28%32% 36% 34% 34% 48%
40%
15% 12% 11%
Significant Decrease In Dismissals
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Increased Compliance
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436,355
387,848 364,282
310,987
255,835 218,843
205,156 193,075 193,368 $40.50 $40.72 $41.79
$48.01 $50.31
$59.59
$67.42 $72.08
$78.01
$93.34
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FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 Proj.Series1 Series2
Citation Counts and Gen. Fund Collection Per Citation 502,007
Collection Per CitationCitation Count
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Marshal’s Environmental Enforcement
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Community engagement, prevention and arrestNorth Texas Crime Commission; reward programUse of rapid and fixed surveillance technology
*all cases higher than a Misdemeanor “C” municipal violation
45
70 73
95
144131
104
142 146
0
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40
60
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120
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180
FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 YTD
60 *Criminal Illegal
Dumping Cases from Surveillance
Cameras
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Marshal’s Environmental Enforcement
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Review of 135 criminal cases* from FY 14/15 to date (74% pending adjudication)
0
1
2
3
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5
6
7
8
Dismissed Probation2 yrs. + fine
Probation 3 yrs. + fine
Probation4 yrs. + fine
2-12 Days in Jail + fine
27-30 Days in Jail + fine
45 Days in Jail + fine
120-150Days + fine
240 Days in Jail + fine
Activewarrant
7 7
1 1
8
2
1
3
2
3
*all cases higher than a Misdemeanor “C” municipal violation
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Marshal’s Warrant Enforcement
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Compliance Strategies: - Focus on new warrants with contact details- Phone, email and send postcard when warrant issued- Pursue public databases and technology
400 920 1304 1,398
11,124
7,208
13,548 14,736
0
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4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15 FY15/16 Proj.
Arrests Warrants Cleared
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Future Efforts
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Further Expanding Online Options
License Plate Readers and Cameras
Indigency Process
Police Liaison
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Questions?
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Appendix
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Lew Sterrett Jail Contract Responsibilities
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CTS’ Oversight of the City’s Jail Contract
- Original agreement signed in 1978; amended four times since then
- FY16’s budget is $7,557,391; FY17’s proposed is $7,812,862
- Brought before Council annually in September
- The City of Dallas is charged for three items• Prorated operational costs• Per prisoner intake costs (Class C only and Class C with higher charges)
• Per prisoner housing costs (Class C only)
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Total Courthouse Dispositions - Breakout
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Dismissed14%
Dismissed12%
Guilty & Fine31%
Guilty & Fine35%
Def. Disposition22%
Def. Disposition20%
Time Served22%
Time Served23%
Community/WR1%
Community/WR2%
Driver Safety, 5% Driver Safety, 5%Dismissed Compliance, 5% Dismissed Compliance, 3%
Misc, 0.1% Misc, 0.3%Trial, 0.1% Trial, 0.1%
0%
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20%
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40%
50%
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70%
80%
90%
100%
FY15 FY16 - Thru 2Q
*Numbers might vary slightly from OCA data on page 10 due to the State’s reporting process
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