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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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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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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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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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

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70 73

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142 146

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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)

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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

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*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

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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%

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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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