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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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Colorado C.R.S. 16-18.5-104(1);(3) Initial Collections Investigation - Payment Schedule

(1)  Orders for restitution shall be due and payable at the time that the order of conviction is entered. Unless the defendant is sentenced to the custody of the executive director

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of the department of corrections, if at the time that the court enters an order for restitution pursuant to section 18-1.3-603, C.R.S., the defendant alleges that he or she cannot pay the full amount of restitution, the court shall direct that the defendant report immediately to the collections investigator.... (3)(a) Upon referral of a defendant pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the collections investigator shall conduct an investigation into the financial ability of the defendant to pay the restitution ordered by the court. Such investigation may consist of but is not limited to: (I)  Submission of written financial affidavits or disclosures of the defendant's personal, household, and business income, assets, and liabilities; (II)  Submission to an oral examination of the defendant's financial circumstances; (III)  Submission of books, papers, documents, or other tangible things related to the defendant's financial circumstances including but not limited to: (A)  Payroll stubs; (B)  Financial institution account statements; (C)  Stock certificates; (D)  Deeds, titles, or other evidence of ownership; (E)  State and federal tax records; and (F)  Insurance policies and statements; (IV)  Research and verification of all oral and written statements made by the defendant. (b)  In the case of a juvenile defendant, the collections investigator may conduct the investigation into the juvenile's parents' or legal guardian's financial circumstances as well as the juvenile's. (c)  For purposes of conducting the investigation required by this subsection (3), the collections investigator shall have access to data maintained by other state agencies including but not limited to wage data, employment data, and income tax data. The judicial department and any other departments are authorized to enter into agreements for the sharing of such data. (d)  Notwithstanding the provisions of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S., documents and information obtained by the collections investigators pursuant to this subsection (3) shall not be public records, but shall be open to public inspection only upon an order of the court based on a finding of good cause. Documents and information obtained by the collection investigators may be made available to the victim and to any private collection agency or third party with whom the judicial department may contract for the collection of past due restitution. In addition, if any warrant is issued for the arrest of any defendant due to nonpayment of restitution, information concerning the defendant's address and place of employment may be shared with a criminal justice agency.

All Not provided for At enforcement of fine or fee Burden on government to show ability to pay Administrative decision No Not provided for
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Colorado C.R.S. 16-18.5-105 Monitoring - Default - Penalties

Whenever a defendant fails to make a payment of restitution within seven days after the date that the payment is due pursuant to a payment schedule established pursuant to this

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article, in addition to any other remedy, the collections investigator may: (a)  Conduct an additional financial investigation of the defendant as described in section 16-18.5-104 (3).

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Colorado C.R.S. 18-1.3-701(3);(4) Judgment for Costs and Fines - Definitions

(3) Where any person, association, or corporation is granted probation, the court shall order the offender to make such payments toward the cost of care as are appropriate under the

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circumstances. In setting the amount of such payments, the court shall take into consideration and make allowances for any restitution ordered to the victim or victims of a crime, which shall take priority over any payments ordered pursuant to this article, and for the maintenance and support of the offender's spouse, dependent children, or other persons having a legal right to support and maintenance from the estate of the offender. If the court determines that the offender has a sufficient estate to pay all or part of the cost of care, the court shall determine the amount which shall be paid by the offender for the cost of care, which amount shall in no event be in excess of the per capita cost of supervising an offender on probation; (4)  Where any person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment, whether to a county jail or the department of corrections, the court shall order such person to make such payments toward the cost of care as are appropriate under the circumstances. In setting the amount of such payments, the court shall take into consideration and make allowances for any restitution ordered to the victim or victims of a crime, which shall take priority over any payments ordered pursuant to this article, and for the maintenance and support of the inmate's spouse, dependent children, or any other persons having a legal right to support and maintenance out of the offender's estate. The court shall also consider the financial needs of the offender for the six-month period immediately following the offender's release, for the purpose of allowing said offender to seek employment. If the court determines that the person has a sufficient estate to pay all or part of the cost of care, the court shall determine the amount which shall be paid by the offender, which amount in no event shall be in excess of the per capita cost of maintaining prisoners in the institution or facility in which the offender has been residing prior to sentencing for the purpose of reimbursing the appropriate law enforcement agency and the per capita cost of maintaining prisoners in the department of corrections for the purpose of paying the cost of care after sentencing.

All Not provided for At enforcement of fine or fee Burden on defendant to show inability to pay Determined by judge after hearing No

"The court shall order the offender to make such payments toward the cost of care as are appropriate under the circumstances."

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Colorado C.R.S. 17-10-103 Action for Reimbursement of Cost of Care

(1)  When any person has been sentenced to confinement in a local jail or a correctional facility or to home detention or has been granted probation or has been placed on

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parole by the state board of parole and the sentencing court has not entered an order pursuant to section 18-1.3-701, C.R.S., requiring such person to pay the full cost of care incurred during such person's sentence, the state, the appropriate prosecuting attorney, the department of corrections, the judicial department, or any government agency which has incurred cost of care of such person may file an action for reimbursement for cost of care. ... (3)  If, after a hearing, the court determines that the offender has sufficient assets to pay all or part of the cost of care, the court shall order the offender to make such payments toward the cost of care as are appropriate under the circumstances. In setting the amount of such payments, the court shall take into consideration and make allowances for any restitution ordered to the victim or victims of a crime, which shall take priority over any payments ordered pursuant to this article, and for the maintenance and support of the offender's spouse, dependent children, or any other persons having a legal right to support and maintenance out of the offender's estate. If the offender is confined to a local jail or a correctional facility or is under home detention, the court shall also consider the financial needs of the offender for the six-month period immediately following the offender's release, for the purpose of allowing the offender to seek employment. The court shall determine the amount which shall be paid by the offender for cost of care, which amount shall in no event be in excess of the per capita cost of maintaining prisoners in the local jail or a correctional facility, the per capita cost of maintaining an offender under home detention, the per capita cost of supervising an offender on probation, or the per capita cost of supervising an offender placed on parole, as the case may be.

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The Court Sets Payments Toward the Cost of Care as are Appropriate Under the Circumstances.

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Colorado C.R.S. 18-1.3-206(1);(2) Repayment of Crime Stopper Reward as a Condition of Probation

(1) As a condition of every sentence to probation where information received through a crime stopper organization led to the arrest and felony conviction of a defendant, the court may

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require such defendant, as a condition of probation, to repay all or part of any reward paid by such organization. The amount of such repayment shall not exceed the actual reward paid by any crime stopper organization and shall be used solely for paying rewards. The court shall fix the manner and time of repayment; (2)  In the event the defendant fails to repay the crime stopper reward in accordance with an order of the court, the defendant shall be returned to the sentencing court and the court, upon proof of failure to pay, may (a)  Modify the amount of the repayment; (b)  Extend the period of probation; (c)  Order the defendant committed to jail with work release privileges; or (d)  Revoke probation and impose the sentence otherwise required by law.

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The Court may: "(a) Modify the amount of the repayment; (b)  Extend the period of probation; (c)  Order the defendant committed to jail with work release privileges; or (d)  Revoke probation and impose

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the sentence otherwise required by law."

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Colorado C.R.S. 18-19-103.5(1);(3) Rural Alcohol and Substance Abuse Surcharge - Repeal

(1)  In addition to the surcharges established in section 18-19-103, each drug offender and each alcohol- or drug-related offender who is convicted, or receives a deferred sentence pursuant to section 18-1.3-102, shall

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be required to pay a surcharge to the clerk of the court in the county in which the conviction occurs or in which the deferred sentence is entered. The surcharge shall be in an amount determined by the judge but shall be not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars ... (3)  The minimum penalty surcharge shall be mandatory, and the court shall have no discretion to suspend or waive the surcharge; except that the court may suspend or waive the surcharge for a defendant determined by the court to be indigent.

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"Indigent."

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Surcharge Waived or Suspended by the Court.

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Colorado C.R.S. 19-2-114(1)(a) Cost of Care

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 19-1-115 (4)(d), where a juvenile is sentenced to a placement out of the home or is granted probation as a result of an adjudication, deferral of

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adjudication, or direct filing in or transfer to district court, the court may order the juvenile or the juvenile's parent to make such payments toward the cost of care as are appropriate under the circumstances. In setting the amount of such payments, the court shall take into consideration and make allowances for any restitution ordered to the victim or victims of a crime, which shall take priority over any payments ordered pursuant to this section, and for the maintenance and support of the juvenile's spouse, dependent children, any other persons having a legal right to support and maintenance out of the estate of the juvenile, or any persons having a legal right to support and maintenance out of the estate of the juvenile's parent. The court shall also consider the financial needs of the juvenile for the six-month period immediately following the juvenile's release, for the purpose of allowing said juvenile to seek employment.

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"The court shall take into consideration and make allowances for any restitution ordered to the victim or victims of a crime, which shall take priority over any payments ordered pursuant

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to this section, and for the maintenance and support of the juvenile's spouse, dependent children, any other persons having a legal right to support and maintenance out of the estate of the juvenile, or any persons having a legal right to support and maintenance out of the estate of the juvenile's parent. The court shall also consider the financial needs of the juvenile for the six-month period immediately following the juvenile's release, for the purpose of allowing said juvenile to seek employment."

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Reduction in Installment Payment Amount.

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Colorado C.R.S. 16-18.5-105(1) Monitoring - Default - Penalties

The collections investigator shall be responsible for monitoring the payments of restitution by any defendant referred to the investigator pursuant to section 16-18.5-104. Based upon changes in the defendant's financial circumstances,

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the collections investigator may modify the payment schedule established pursuant to section 16-18.5-104 (4). If a payment schedule has been made an order of the court pursuant to section 16-18.5-104 (4)(a)(II), prior to enforcing a new schedule, the collections investigator shall request and obtain a modification of the order.

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