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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2284 | Probation or parole; revocation; conditions |
If the defendant is placed on probation or paroled, the court may revoke probation, and the Board of Parole may revoke parole if the defendant fails to comply with the + See morerestitution order. In determining whether to revoke probation or parole, the court or Board of Parole shall consider the defendant's earning ability and financial resources, the willfulness of the defendant's failure to pay, and any special circumstances affecting the defendant's ability to pay. Probation or parole may not be revoked unless noncompliance with the restitution order is attributable to an intentional refusal to obey the order or a failure to make a good faith effort to comply with the order.
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All | Not provided for | At enforcement of fine or fee | Not provided for | Not provided for | Yes |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2262.06(4) | Fees; waiver; when; failure to pay; effect |
The court shall waive payment of the monthly probation programming fees in whole or in part if after a hearing a determination is made that such payment would constitute an undue hardship on the offender due to limited income, employment or school status, or physical or mental handicap. Such waiver shall be in effect only during the period of time that the probationer or participant in a non-probation-based program or service is unable to pay his or her monthly probation programming fee.
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Undue hardship due to limited income, employment or school status, or physical or mental hardship |
At enforcement of fine or fee | Not provided for | Determined by judge after hearing | No |
Waive payment of the monthly probation programming fees |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-3902 | Indigent defendant; right to counsel |
At a felony defendant's first appearance before a court, the court shall advise him or her of the right to court-appointed counsel if he or she is indigent. If he or she asserts indigency, the court shall make a reasonable inquiry to determine his or her financial condition and may require him or her to execute an affidavit of indigency. If the court determines him or her to be indigent, it shall formally appoint the public defender to represent him or her in all proceedings before the court and shall make a notation of such appointment and appearances of the public defender upon the felony complaint. The same procedure shall be followed by the court in misdemeanor cases punishable by imprisonment.
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Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Determined by judge without hearing | No |
Formally appoint the public defender to represent him or her in all proceedings before the court |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-3906 | Misdemeanor defendant; indigent; counties with no public defender; court-appointed counsel; compensation |
In counties not having public defenders, the court may appoint an attorney licensed to practice law in this state to represent any indigent person who is charged with a misdemeanor offense punishable by imprisonment. When such a defendant asserts indigency, the court shall make a reasonable inquiry to determine the defendant's financial condition and may require him or her to execute an affidavit of indigency. Attorneys appointed pursuant to this section shall be compensated in the manner provided by section 29-3905 with application being made to the appointing court.
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Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Determined by judge without hearing | No |
Court appoints an attorney licensed to practice law in this state to represent any indigent person who is charged with a misdemeanor offense punishable by imprisonment |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4121 | DNA testing; costs |
The cost of DNA testing ordered under subsection (5) of section 29-4120 shall be paid by the person filing the motion, unless the court determines such person to be indigent. If the person filing such motion is determined by the court to be indigent, the costs shall be paid by the state in the following manner:
(1) If the Commission on Public Advocacy has been appointed to represent the person filing the motion, as determined under section 29-4122, the costs of testing shall be paid by the commission from funds appropriated by the Legislature; and (2) If the Commission on Public Advocacy has not been appointed to represent the person filing the motion, the court shall hold a hearing to determine the costs for DNA testing. The court shall order the commission to pay such costs. The order shall be forwarded by the clerk of the court to the commission, along with copies of all invoices for such DNA testing. Upon receipt, the commission shall pay such costs from funds appropriated by the Legislature. |
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Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Determined by judge without hearing | No |
Costs paid by the state. |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-718(3) | Child protection cases; central registry; name-change order; treatment; fee; waiver |
The department may charge a reasonable fee in an amount established by the department in rules and regulations to recover expenses in carrying out central registry records checks. The fee shall not exceed three dollars for each request to check the records of the central registry. The department shall remit the fees to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund. The department may waive the fee if the requesting party shows the fee would be an undue financial hardship. The department shall use the fees to defray costs incurred to carry out such records checks. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.
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Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Administrative decision | No |
Fee waiver |
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