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Consideration of Requests to Forgive Outstanding Civil Restitution Lien Orders Filed Against Jessica Marielynn Simpson, Kyle Eugene Williams, Jade Alvis Williams and Daniel Ray Simpson
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
Received requests from siblings Jessica Marielynn Simpson, Kyle Eugene Williams, Jade Alvis Williams, and Daniel Ray Simpson, seeking forgiveness of their combined Civil Restitution Lien Orders (CRLO’s) in order to close on the pending sale of their grandmother’s home. The circumstances are explained in their respective emails. The costs for each CRLO are summarized below and detailed in the attached spreadsheet.
Defendant No. of CRLO’s Amount After Interest
Jessica Marielynn Simpson 2 $17,450.00 $27,689.61
Kyle Eugene Williams 4 $27,700.00 $46,558.77
Jade Alvis Williams 4 $15,750.00 $30,035.18
Daniel Ray Simpson 11 $72,550.00 $87,019.13
TOTALS $133,450.00 $191,302.69*
*NOTE: Total after interest includes $10.00 recording fee for each CRLO.
Should the Board vote to grant the request, the County Attorney’s Office will prepare, sign, and record the necessary Discharge of Civil Restitution Lien Order documents and the Clerk’s Finance Division will be directed to issue each petitioner an U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 in the amount forgiven as cancellation of a debt.
Neither the Board nor staff will need to take any further action should the vote be to deny any or all of the requests for forgiveness.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The financial impact would be the potential future collection of the outstanding amount or forgiving and canceling the outstanding amount, depending on the decision.
LEGAL NOTE
The Board has authority to act on this matter pursuant to Chapter 125, Florida Statutes.
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RECOMMENDATION
The County Attorney’s Office makes no recommendation. This agenda item presents purely a public policy matter, and the Board should determine whether or not it wishes to approve the requests with the terms outlined above.