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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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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 176.085   Reduction of excessive fine or administrative assessment; payment in installments.
Whenever, after a fine and administrative assessment have been imposed but before they have been discharged by payment or confinement, it is made to appear to the judge or justice
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imposing the fine or administrative assessment or his or her successor: 1.  That the fine or administrative assessment is excessive in relation to the financial resources of the defendant, the judge or justice or his or her successor may reduce the fine accordingly. 2.  That the discharge of the fine or administrative assessment is not within the defendant’s present financial ability to pay, the judge or justice or his or her successor may direct that the fine be paid in installments.
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excessive in relation to the financial resources of the defendant; not withiin the defendant's present financial ability to pay

At enforcement of fine or fee Not provided for Not provided for No

Installment plan

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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 484C.515 (2) Fee for specialty court programs
If the fee pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Is not within the defendant’s present ability to pay, the justice or judge may include in the sentence,
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in addition to any other penalty or administrative assessment provided by law, community service for a reasonable number of hours, the value of which would be commensurate with the fee. (b) Is not entirely within the defendant’s present ability to pay, the justice or judge may include in the sentence, in addition to any other penalty or administrative assessment provided by law, a reduced fee and community service for a reasonable number of hours, the value of which would be commensurate with the amount of the reduction of the fee.
Misdemeanor

not within the defendant’s present ability to pay; not entirely within the defendant's present ability to pay

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community service; reduced fee

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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 209.4295 (2)-(3) Payment of cost of supervision and treatment; performance of community service as contribution toward cost; issuance of judgment for unpaid costs
2.  A court shall not refuse to place a probation violator in the diversion program if the probation violator does not have the financial resources to pay any or all of
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the related costs. 3.  The court may order a probation violator who is placed in the diversion program to perform a specified amount of community service upon release from the program to contribute toward the cost of his or her treatment and supervision. Any such community service must be performed for and under the supervising authority of a county, city, town or other political subdivision or agency of the State of Nevada or a charitable organization that renders service to the community or its residents.
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violator does not have the financial resources to pay any or all of the related costs

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community service

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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 211A.130 (3) Fees for cost of supervision: Imposition; waiver or reduction
3.  If the chief determines that payment of the fee would result in economic hardship to a probationer or a supervised releasee, the chief may waive the imposition of, or reduce
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the amount of, the fee. If the chief waives the imposition of the fee, payment of the fee by the probationer or the supervised releasee does not constitute a condition of his or her suspended sentence, residential confinement or pretrial or presentence release.
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economic hardship

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reduction or waiver of fee

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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 213.1076 (2) Fee to defray costs of supervision; regulations; waiver
2.  The Chief may waive the fee to defray the cost of supervision, in whole or in part, if the Chief determines that payment of the fee would create an economic
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hardship on the parolee, probationer or person supervised by the Division through residential confinement.
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economic hardship

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reduction or waiver of fee

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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 209.4886 (4) Participation in judicial program: Referral of offender to reentry court; powers and duties of Director; regulations; reimbursement of costs; effect of violation of terms and conditions; status of offender
The Director shall adopt regulations requiring offenders who are assigned to the custody of the Division pursuant to this section to reimburse the reentry court, the Division and the Department
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for the cost of their participation in a judicial program, to the extent of their ability to pay.
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Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 176.139 (7) Presentence investigation and report: Psychosexual evaluation of certain sex offenders required; standards and methods for conducting evaluation; access to records; rights of confidentiality and privileges deemed waived; costs
If a psychosexual evaluation is conducted pursuant to this section, the court shall: (a) Order the defendant, to the extent of the defendant’s financial ability, to
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pay for the cost of the psychosexual evaluation; or (b) If the defendant was less than 18 years of age when the sexual offense was committed and the defendant was certified and convicted as an adult, order the parents or guardians of the defendant, to the extent of their financial ability, to pay for the cost of the psychosexual evaluation. For the purposes of this paragraph, the court has jurisdiction over the parents or guardians of the defendant to the extent that is necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph.
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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-27-60 Court costs and expenses for indigents
If the applicant is unable to pay court costs and expenses of representation, including stenographic, printing and legal services, these costs and expenses shall be made available to the applicant
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in the trial court, and on review, in amounts and to the extent funds are made available to indigent defendants by the General Assembly.
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unable to pay costs

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costs made available to the defendant

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-350 Schedule for payment of fine by indigent; consequences of failure to comply.
In any offense carrying a fine or imprisonment, the judge or magistrate hearing the case shall, upon a decision of guilty of the accused being determined and it being established
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that he is indigent at that time, set up a reasonable payment schedule for the payment of such fine, taking into consideration the income, dependents and necessities of life of the individual. Such payments shall be made to the magistrate or clerk of court as the case may be until such fine is paid in full. Failure to comply with the payment schedule shall constitute contempt of court; however, imprisonment for contempt may not exceed the amount of time of the original sentence, and where part of the fine has been paid the imprisonment cannot exceed the remaining pro rata portion of the sentence.No person found to be indigent shall be imprisoned because of inability to pay the fine in full at the time of conviction. Entitlement to free counsel shall not be determinative as to defendant's indigency.
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indigent

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reasonable payment plan

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-540(K) Electronic monitoring; reporting damage to or removing monitoring device; penalty
(K) The person must be charged for the cost of the active electronic monitoring device and the operation of the active electronic monitoring device for the duration of the time
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the person is required to be electronically monitored. The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services may exempt a person from the payment of a part or all of the cost during a part or all of the duration of the time the person is required to be electronically monitored, if the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services determines that exceptional circumstances exist such that these payments cause a severe hardship to the person.
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exceptional circumstances exist such that these payments cause a severe hardship to the person

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Administrative decision No

waiver of all or part of fee

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-740(C)(4) Testing of certain convicted offenders for Hepatitis B and HIV
If the offender is subsequently convicted or adjudicated delinquent, the offender or the parents of an adjudicated offender must reimburse the State for the costs of the tests unless the
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offender or the parents of the adjudicated offender are determined to be indigent.
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waiver from reimbursing state for cost of tests

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-2040(C) Restitution for victims of trafficking (C) If a person is unable to pay restitution at the time of sentencing, or at any other time, the court may set restitution pursuant to Section 16-3-1270. All Not provided for Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Not provided for Yes

not specified

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-3-30(B) Affidavit of inability to employ counsel; payment of indigent's assets to state; application fee; waiver or reduction of fee
If the clerk or other appropriate official determines that the person is unable to pay the application fee, the fee may be waived or reduced, provided that if the fee
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is waived or reduced, the clerk or appropriate official shall report the amount waived or reduced to the trial judge upon sentencing and the trial judge shall order the remainder of the fee paid during probation if the person is granted probation.
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fee waived or reduced

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-3-45(B) Affidavit of assets of persons seeking appointed counsel; application fee
If it is determined that the person is unable to pay the application fee, the fee may be waived or reduced, provided that if the fee is waived or reduced,
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the clerk or appropriate official shall report the amount waived or reduced to the trial judge and the trial judge shall order the remainder of the fee paid during probation if the person is granted probation or by a time payment method if probation is not granted or appropriate.
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fee waived or reduced

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-110 Fees for application and participation; waiver All fees or costs of supervision may be waived partially or totally by the solicitor in cases of indigency. All Not provided for Not provided for Not provided for Not provided for No

partial or total waiver of fees

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-350(A) Fees; waiver; distribution of fee proceeds
Participation in a traffic education program may not be denied due to a person's inability to pay. If a person is deemed unable to pay, both the application fee and
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the participation fee must be waived.
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waiver

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-550 Fees; waiver
However, participation in an alcohol education program may not be denied due to a person's inability to pay these fees. If a person is deemed unable to pay, the fees
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for enrollment, education, and supervision services may be waived or reduced at the discretion of each solicitor.
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waived or reduced

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-150(B) Responsibilities of program; mandatory community penalty plan provisions; limitation upon use of funds
(B) Every community penalty plan must include the following:....(4) payment of such fees and costs of the program by the offender unless the court grants a waiver due to indigency.
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Procedures for collecting a fee from offenders must be implemented based on a sliding scale according to income and ability to pay;
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waiver

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-322(B) Restitution to crime victim by person convicted of crime; hearing; determination of method, manner, and amount; entry of order
(B) In determining the manner, method, or amount of restitution to be ordered, the court may take into consideration the following:(1) the financial resources of the defendant and the victim
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and the burden that the manner or method of restitution will impose upon the victim or the defendant; (2) the ability of the defendant to pay restitution on an installment basis or on other conditions to be fixed by the court; (3) the anticipated rehabilitative effect on the defendant regarding the manner of restitution or the method of payment; (4) any burden or hardship upon the victim as a direct or indirect result of the defendant's criminal acts; (5) the mental, physical, and financial well-being of the victim.
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financial resources of the defendant and the victim and the burden that the manner or method of restitution will impose upon the victim or the defendant

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Not provided for No

not specified

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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-80 Probationers and parolees to pay supervision fee; intensive supervision fee; hardship exemption; delinquencies; substitution of public service
The intensive supervision fee must be determined by the department based upon the ability of the person to pay. Fees derived from persons under intensive supervision must be retained by
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the department, carried forward, and applied to the department's operation. The department may exempt any individual supervised by the department on any community supervision program from the payment of a part or all of the yearly or weekly fee during any part or all of the supervision period only if the department determines that exceptional circumstances exist such that these payments work a severe hardship on the individual.
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exceptional circumstances exist such that these payments work a severe hardship on the individual.

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Administrative decision Yes

partial or total exemption