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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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Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.226(4)(c) Harm caused by dog

The court shall order a person convicted of violating this subdivision to pay restitution for the costs and expenses resulting from the crime. Costs and expenses include, but are not

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limited to, the service animal user's loss of income, veterinary expenses, transportation costs, and other expenses of temporary replacement assistance services, and service animal replacement or retraining costs incurred by a school, agency, or individual. If the court finds that the convicted person is indigent, the court may reduce the amount of restitution to a reasonable level or order it paid in installments.

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Indigent

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Determined by judge without hearing No

Reduce the amount of restitution to a reasonable level or order it paid in installments.

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Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.324(4) Patrons; prostitutes; housing individuals engaged in prostitution; penalties

Community service in lieu of minimum fine. The court may order a person convicted of violating subdivision 2 or 3 to perform community work service in lieu of all or

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a portion of the minimum fine required under those subdivisions if the court makes specific, written findings that the convicted person is indigent or that payment of the fine would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's immediate family. Community work service ordered under this subdivision is in addition to any mandatory community work service ordered under subdivision 3.

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Indigent or that payment of the fine would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's immediate family.

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Determined by judge without hearing No

Community service in lieu of payment.

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Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.3241(b) Sex Crimes: Penalty assessment authorized

The court may not waive payment of the minimum assessment required by this section. If the defendant qualifies for the services of a public defender or the court finds on

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the record that the convicted person is indigent or that immediate payment of the assessment would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's immediate family, the court may reduce the amount of the minimum assessment to not less than $100. The court also may authorize payment of the assessment in installments.

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Indigent or that immediate payment of the assessment would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's immediate family,

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Determined by judge without hearing No

Reduce fee to $100 or less or allow for installments.

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Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.3456(b) Use of polygraphs for sex offenders on probation or conditional release

(b) The court or commissioner may order the offender to pay all or a portion of the costs of the examinations. The fee may be waived if the offender is

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indigent or if payment would result in an economic hardship to the offender's immediate family.

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Indigent or if payment would result in an economic hardship to the offender's immediate family

Not provided for Not provided for Not provided for No

Fee waiver.

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Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.596(2b) Killing or harming public safety dog

Mandatory restitution. The court shall order a person convicted of violating this section to pay restitution for the costs and expenses resulting from the crime. Costs and expenses include, but

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are not limited to, the purchase and training of a replacement dog and veterinary services for the injured dog. If the court finds that the convicted person is indigent, the court may reduce the amount of restitution to a reasonable level or order it paid in installments.

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Indigent

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Determined by judge without hearing No

Reduce the amount of restitution to a reasonable level or order it paid in installments.

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Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.749(6)(c)-(d) Stalking; penalties

(c) If the assessment indicates that the offender is in need of and amenable to mental health treatment, the court shall include in the sentence a requirement that the offender

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undergo treatment.
(d) The court shall order the offender to pay the costs of assessment under this subdivision unless the offender is indigent under section 563.01.

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Indigent

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Determined by judge without hearing No

Not provided for

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Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609A.03(1) Petition to expunge criminal records

Petition; filing fee. An individual who is the subject of a criminal record who is seeking the expungement of the record shall file a petition under this section and pay

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a filing fee in the amount required under section 357.021, subdivision 2, clause (1). The filing fee may be waived in cases of indigency and shall be waived in the cases described in section 609A.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1).

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Indigent

Not provided for Not provided for Not provided for No

Fee waiver

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Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.904(2) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO): Criminal Penalties

Fine. In lieu of the fine authorized by subdivision 1, a person convicted of violating section 609.903, who received economic gain from the act or caused economic loss or personal

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injury during the act, may be sentenced to pay a fine calculated under this subdivision. The maximum fine is three times the gross value gained or three times the gross loss caused, whichever is greater, plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution reasonably incurred, less the value of any property forfeited under section 609.905. The district court shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of the fine authorized by this subdivision. In imposing a fine, the court shall consider the seriousness of the conduct, whether the amount of the fine is disproportionate to the conduct in which the person engaged, its impact on victims and any legitimate enterprise involved in that conduct, as well as the economic circumstances of the convicted person, including the effect of the imposition of the fine on the person's immediate family.

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Economic circumstances of the convicted person, including the effect of the imposition of the fine on the person's immediate family

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Determined by judge after hearing No

N/A

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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:
(1) successfully complete an appropriate educational class or classes at their own expense which

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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