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Commission approves making decades‑old personal‑property tax judgments dormant
Summary
Riley County approved a resolution finding 2005-era personal‑property tax judgments unlikely to be collectible and allowing them to become dormant; county counsel said renewed collection efforts will target more recent, collectible accounts.
Assistant county counselor Michael Hawthorne told the board Aug. 20 that the county holds personal‑property tax judgments dating back to 2005 and that statute permits the county to let those judgments become dormant after 20 years. After reviewing names and records, Hawthorne said many judgment debtors were deceased or addresses were invalid and staff concluded continued renewal costs outweigh likely recovery.
"I don't think we're going to be collecting any of these judgments," Hawthorne said, adding that the county will instead focus on sending demand letters and pursuing wage garnishments or bank garnishments where collection is practical. The board moved, seconded and approved a resolution to allow the older judgments to become dormant and to concentrate collection resources on more promising cases.
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