Helps Judges Determine the Ability To Pay

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[00:03] The fair pay calculator was designed to assist judicial agencies and the individuals moving through them to objectively determine an individual's ability to pay fines and fees according to the individual's financial circumstances.

[00:17] The need for the fair pay calculator is that flat fines disproportionately punish low income individuals. Fair pay's solution is to provide an objective means for determining what a fine amount should be based upon someone's economic circumstance.

[00:33] Judicial systems and their agents are under constant scrutiny to deliver fair and impartial justice. The fair pay calculator helps to reduce the potential bias of decision makers who determine what someone can or should pay.

[00:49] The algorithms employed in the fair pay calculator are created with social science, public administration, and judicial administration. The variables and mathematical functions are theoretically and academically sound.

[01:03] Judicial systems are counting on technology now more than ever to assist in reducing the number of people who enter courthouses and other public offices as a matter of public health and large dockets.

[01:16] In addition to being a convenience for the judicial system, mobile technology is also a convenience for the public that it serves.

[01:24] The fair pay calculator's mobile interface is as easy to use as an online banking mobile app or other common mobile e-commerce apps.

[01:33] Individuals can enter basic information about their case, like the amount of their fine, the docket or ticket number, their household income information, and their contact information.

[01:45] Using that data, the fair pay calculator determines the ability to pay amount.

[01:50] At that point the individual is asked to provide documentation to substantiate their claim. This is done by uploading pictures of their identification and other relevant documents to the app.

[02:02] Once the individual completes their submission, the information and pictures of the documents are automatically emailed to the specific judicial agency.

[02:11] The fair pay calculator is a web-based stand-alone system. It does not require judicial agencies to have sophisticated networks or server space.

[02:21] Advanced and paperless judicial systems can remain paperless while seamlessly importing digital reports and pictures into their case management systems.

[02:32] The fair pay calculator was developed in Louisiana by Louisiana Public Opinion LLC, the developer of the mypeople123 constituent services mobile app for elected officials on the go.