VERSION 3
                                       MODIFICATION #16
                                       December 5, 1996
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         1997 DISTRICT JUSTICE COST CODE TABLE
     
     
          As you are aware, Act 167 of 1992 (House Bill 627) provides
     for annual increases in court costs each January 1st.  The increase
     in fees and costs is based upon the percentage increase in the
     Consumer Price Index.  In addition, the regulation amounts have been
     rounded to the next fifty cents for purposes of accounting and
     operational efficiency.  Following this modification is the new cost
     table which includes the cost code amounts for 1994 through 1997.
     
          The system will assign the new costs to all traffic and non-traffic citations ISSUED on or after 1/1/97.  The system will assign
     new costs on all other case types (Civil, Landlord/Tenant, Criminal,
     Private Summary, Arraignments for Other Courts, Marriages, etc.)
     FILED on or after 1/1/97.  Cases issued or filed before the
     effective date of 1/1/97 will be assigned the appropriate costs.
     
          After January 1st, you will need to cancel the existing costs
     on a case before you can change the year of the issue date or file
     date. If you try to change the date without canceling the existing
     costs, you will receive an error message "Issue (File) date may not
     be changed.  First cancel cost XX."  (Where XX is the cost type
     already on the case.)
     
          What happens if, after January 1st, the officer writes old
     costs on a citation when he/she should have written the new costs? 
     If you receive a citation like this, you can temporarily use the
     cost type "C0" (C Zero).  This cost type will allow you to enter the
     old cost amounts for a short time period to allow a transition
     between old and new costs.  When you enter the citation, answer the
     question "Do statute descriptions and amounts match initial charge?"
     with N (No).  To enter costs on the case, access the Maintain Cost
     screen and enter the cost type "C0".  You will then receive a screen
     where you fill in the old costs as they appear on the citation.  You
     can use the cost table at the end of this modification to confirm
     the correct cost code amounts from 1996.
     
     For example: An officer files a traffic citation on January 2 with
     the old traffic costs of $24.50.  To enter Costs on the case,
     maintain cost type C0.  Because the officer used 1996 costs, look at
     the 1996 column of the cost sheet.  The C1 cost for 1996 is made up
     of $5.44 COMM-COST, $5.44 COMM-COST1, and $13.62 CTY.  Therefore, on
     the C0 screen enter $5.44 in the COMM-COST field, $5.44 in the COMM-COST1 field, and $13.62 in the CTY field.  The costs on the case
     will now match the total cost amount written on the citation.
     
     
     
                                     MODIFICATION #3.16
                                       DECEMBER 6, 1996
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     *****     IN ORDER TO MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER AFTER JANUARY 1ST, WE
                    STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU IMMEDIATELY CONTACT YOUR POLICE
                    DEPARTMENTS AND FREQUENT CIVIL FILERS TO INFORM THEM OF THE
                    NEW COST AMOUNTS BECOMING EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1997. 
     
     
     COST TABLE TO FOLLOW