Chickasaw County Owed Nearly $2 Million In Fines

OKOLONA, Miss. (AP) – The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors has been presented numbers from unpaid Justice Court fines and fees with more than $1.8 million currently due the county.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1Px9Jbr) the list, presented to the Board of Supervisors, contained names of those already convicted in Okolona and Houston justice court districts and covered 60 pages.

Current figures have over $825,000 in unpaid fines due in Houston Justice Court and $1.058 million in unpaid fines due in Okolona Justice Court.

Board of Supervisors President Jerry Hall says the county turns many of those fines and fees over to Mississippi Warrant Network, a business that charges a fee on fines they collect. The service basically makes a telephone call seeking payment for old fines and even garbage fees.