Montgomery County District Courts to be Audited with $20M in Receipts
Stewart Greenleaf announced today that "the funds held by the District Courts are too significant to go unaudited by the county."
Montgomery County Controller, Stewart Greenleaf, Jr., announced on Wednesday that his staff will begin annual audits of Montgomery County's thirty Magisterial District Courts. Despite the substantial amount of county funds held by the District Courts, about $3 million per year, the county has not performed an audit of those funds since 1996, sixteen years ago. "The District Judges in Montgomery County are known for their professionalism. However, with receipts of over $20 million a year, the funds held by the District Courts are too significant to go unaudited by the county", Greenleaf said. He added that the audits would not only protect county funds, but also encourage best practices among the District Courts to ensure that persons who …
Love25
3:46 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
There are so many people who have been arrested but have not paid their fines to the Montgomery County Court. They never go after these people to pay their dues, the court just sends them to a collection agency. This is a lot of money that the community very well needs. Please go after these criminals and make them pay. In Bucks county if you don't pay, it is considered a violation of probation… more ›