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State | Statute | Description/Statute Name | Statutory language | Level of offense | Definition of ability to pay | Timeline | Burden of proof | Method of determination | Mandatory | Remedies if unable to pay | |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1807(7) | Conditions of probation |
7. Electronic monitoring and substance testing fees; determination of amount by court; failure to pay; use of fees. Upon the request of the Department of Corrections, the court shall attach as a condition of probation that the person pay, through the department, an electronic monitoring fee, a substance testing fee or both, as determined by the court, for the term of probation. In determining the amount of the fees, the court shall take into account the financial resources of the person and the nature of the burden the payment imposes. A person may not be sentenced to imprisonment without probation solely for the reason the person is not able to pay the fees.
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Financial resources and nature of burden |
Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Not provided for | Yes |
Reduced fine |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1751(1)-(2) | County jail reimbursement fee |
1. Assessment of reimbursement fee. When an individual is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a jail reimbursement fee, referred to in this section as “the reimbursement fee,” to help defray the expenses of the individual's room and board.
2. Evidence. The court, in determining whether a reimbursement fee as set out in subsection 1 is to be assessed and in establishing the amount of that fee, shall consider evidence relevant to the individual's ability to pay that fee, including, but not limited to, the factors set forth in section 2005, subsection 2, paragraph D, subparagraphs (1) to (5). The court may not consider as evidence the following: A. Joint ownership, if any, that the individual may have in real property; B. Joint ownership, if any, that the individual may have in any assets, earnings or other sources of income; and C. The income, assets, earnings or other property, both real and personal, owned by the individual's spouse or family. |
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excessive financial hardship on offender or dependents |
Not provided for | Not provided for | Determined by judge after hearing | Yes | Not provided for |
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Maine | Me. R. of Unified Crim. P. 44(b) | Right to and Assignment of Counsel |
(b) Determination of Indigency. The court shall determine whether a defendant has sufficient means with which to employ counsel and in making such determination may examine the defendant under oath concerning the defendant's financial resources. A defendant does not have sufficient means with which to employ counsel if the defendant's lack of resources effectively prevents the defendant from retaining the services of competent counsel. In making its determination the court shall consider the following factors: the defendant's income, the defendant's credit standing, the availability and convertibility of any assets owned by the defendant, the living expenses of the defendant and the defendant's dependents, the defendant's outstanding obligations, the financial resources of the defendant's parents if the defendant is an unemancipated minor residing with his or her parents, and the cost of retaining the services of competent counsel.
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sufficient means with which to employ counsel |
Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Determined by judge after hearing | Yes |
Court appointed counsel free of costs |
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