In re Collection of Fines, Costs, Forfeited Bail & Recognizances

Larrabee, P. J., and Williams, J.,

— A petition for declaratory judgment has been presented by the county commissioners, the district attorney, the prothonotary, the controller, and the sheriff, all of Lycoming County. We have been asked to declare and decree a judgment construing the rights and duties of these various officers with respect to the collection of fines, costs, forfeited bail, and recognizances, and to define the duties of the several officers with respect to the same. In addition, we have been asked to determine how the responsibility for uncollectible accounts may be relieved.…