september 8-10 direct discipline: cutting costs, enforcing

CLEAR 2011 Annual Educational ConferenceDirect Discipline: Cutting Costs,Enforcing Priorities

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Promoting Regulatory Excellence

Darrel S. CrimminsBureau of Enforcement and Investigation

PA Department of State

Direct Discipline:Cutting Costs,

Enforcing Priorities

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Increase legal cases

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13 hours average

$766.43 per case for simple cases

628 days average for all cases

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Additional Wishes

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House Bill 27

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Act 48 – July 2, 1993

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Due Process

Legal Notification

Fair punishment (fines)

Right to defend

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The First

• First Citation written in Dec 1995

• By the end of 1996

– 327 citations issued

– $107,100 fines

– 86% success rate

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Pitfalls/Problems

• Hearings to fight fines

• No changes on the record

• No rulings from the bench

• Payment Plans

• Default Judgments

• Fine levels

• Collection of money29

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Six to 20 Boards

+/- 70% of citations closed in weeks

9 hours reduction

Case turn around reduced by 170 days

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Totals

• Life of the program

– 11,299 citations written

– $2,829,852 collected

• FY 10/11

– 776 citations written

– $220,495 collected

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FY 10/11 Savings

7,333 Hours

$517,509.36

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Speaker Contact Information

Darrel S. Crimmins, Deputy Director

Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation

Department of State

P.O. Box 2649

Harrisburg, PA 17105

Phone: 717-783-7228

[email protected]

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