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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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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 988.9 | Fees and costs |
In hardship cases the supervising agency may expressly waive all or part of the fee. No supervising agency participating in a local community sentencing system shall deny any offender supervision + See moreservices for the sole reason that the offender is indigent.
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All | Not provided for | Not provided for | Not provided for | Administrative decision | No |
Waiver of fee |
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Washington | Wash. Rev. Code Ann 9.94A.780(1) | Offender supervision intake fees |
The department may exempt or defer a person from the payment of all or any part of the intake fee based upon any of the following factors:(a) The offender has diligently attempted but has been unable to obtain employment that provides the offender sufficient income to make such a payment. (b) The offender is a student in a school, college, university, or a course of vocational or technical training designed to fit the student for gainful employment. (c) The offender has an employment handicap, as determined by an examination acceptable to or ordered by the department. (d) The offender's age prevents him or her from obtaining employment. (e) The offender is responsible for the support of dependents and the payment of the intake fee constitutes an undue hardship on the offender. (f) Other extenuating circumstances as determined by the department.
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Multifactor test: income insufficient for payment, status as student, employment handicap, age, dependents, and other extenuating circumstances |
Not provided for | Not provided for | Administrative decision | No |
Exemption or deferral of payment |
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