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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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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-150.1 | Substance abuse treatment as condition of parole - exemptions |
Any person who is granted parole and who is required to receive substance abuse treatment as a condition of parole shall contribute towards the cost of such treatment based upon + See morehis ability to pay, as established pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Board of Corrections. The regulations shall provide that (i) any fees collected for such treatment shall be paid directly to the service provider and (ii) any person may be exempt from the payment of such fees on the grounds of unreasonable hardship.
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unreasonable hardship |
Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Administrative decision | Yes |
exemption from payment of fees |
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Minnesota | Minn. Stat. Ann. § 244.18(4) | Local correctional fees; imposition on offenders |
Exemption from fee. — The chief executive officer of the local correctional agency may waive payment of the fee if the officer determines that the offender does not have the ability to pay the fee, the prospects for payment are poor, or there are extenuating circumstances justifying waiver of the fee. Instead of waiving the fee, the local correctional agency may require the offender to perform community work service as a means of paying the fee.
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Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Administrative decision | No |
Fee waiver; community service. |
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Minnesota | Minn. Stat. Ann. § 244.18(2) | Local correctional fees; imposition on offenders |
Local correctional fees. — A local correctional agency may establish a schedule of local correctional fees to charge persons under the supervision and control of the local correctional agency to defray costs associated with correctional services. The local correctional fees on the schedule must be reasonably related to defendants’ abilities to pay and the actual cost of correctional services.
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Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Administrative decision | No |
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Minnesota | Minn. Stat. Ann. § 628.29(4) | Pretrial diversion program for writers of dishonored checks |
Subd. 4. Program components. (a) At a minimum, the pretrial diversion program must require offenders to: includes information on writing checks and managing money; . . .
(b) If the prosecutor determines that requiring an offender to pay for the educational class described in paragraph (a), clause (1), would result in an economic hardship to the offender or the offender's family, the prosecutor may waive the requirement. |
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An economic hardship to the offender or the offender's family |
Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Administrative decision | No |
Fee waiver |
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