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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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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-804.01(B)(2) Reimbursement of Incarceration Costs; Misdemeanors B. The court may determine the amount of incarceration costs to be paid based on the following factors:2. The person's ability to pay part or all of the incarceration costs. Misdemeanor Not provided for Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Not provided for No

A lower cost based upon the defendant's ability to pay.

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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-914(E)(2) Intensive probation; evaluation; sentence; criteria; limit; conditions
Paying restitution and probation fees of not less than seventy-five dollars unless, after determining the inability of the offender to pay the fee, the court assesses a lesser fee. Probation
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fees shall be deposited in the adult probation services fund established by § 12-267. Any amount assessed pursuant to this paragraph shall be used to supplement monies used for the salaries of adult probation and surveillance officers and for support of programs and services of the superior court adult probation departments.
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Lower restitution or fee based upon the defendant's ability to pay.

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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-810(E) Consequences of nonpayment of fines, surcharges, fees, assessments, restitution or incarceration costs

(E)If the court finds that the defendant has wilfully failed to pay a fine, a surcharge, a fee, an assessment, restitution or incarceration costs or finds that the defendant has

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intentionally refused to make a good faith effort to obtain the monies required for the payment, the court shall find that the default constitutes contempt and may do any of the following:

1. Order the defendant incarcerated in the county jail until the fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs, or a specified part of the fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs, is paid.

2. Refer the defendant for revocation of probation, parole or community supervision as authorized by law.

3. Enter an order pursuant to section 13-812. The levy or execution for the collection of a fine, a surcharge, a fee, an assessment, restitution or incarceration costs does not discharge a defendant who is incarcerated for nonpayment of the fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs until the amount of the fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs is collected.

4. Order the defendant to perform community restitution.

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Modified payment arrangements

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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-824(A) Community restitution in lieu off monetary obligation

A. Notwithstanding any other law, if a monetary obligation is imposed on a defendant at sentencing and the court finds the defendant is unable to pay all or part of the monetary obligation, the

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court may order the defendant to perform community restitution in lieu of the payment for all or part of the monetary obligation. The amount of community restitution shall be equivalent to the amount of the monetary obligation by crediting any service performed at a rate of ten dollars per hour.

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Community Restitution

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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-116.01(F) Surcharges; remittance reports; fund deposits

The judge may waive all or part of the civil penalty, fine, forfeiture and surcharge, except for mandatory civil penalties and fines, the payment of which would work a hardship

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on the persons convicted or adjudicated or on their immediate families. If a fine or civil penalty is mandatory, the judge may waive only all or part of the surcharges prescribed by subsections A, B and C of this section and § 12-116.02. If a fine or civil penalty is not mandatory and if a portion of the civil penalty, fine, forfeiture and surcharge is waived or suspended, the amount assessed must be divided according to the proportion that the civil penalty, fine, bail or bond and the surcharge represent of the total amount due.

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A lower cost fine or fee based upon the defendant's ability 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

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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.
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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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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-B:11(II) Registration Fee

An offender who cannot afford to pay the fee shall, within 10 days of registration, request a waiver of the fee and a hearing on the matter before the commissioner.

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In order to be considered for a waiver, the offender shall submit a financial affidavit on a form provided by the department. The division may at its discretion request such a waiver on behalf of an offender. If such a request is made, the commissioner shall promptly schedule and conduct a hearing pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, unless the commissioner or commissioner's designee determines a hearing is not necessary and waives the fee based on the offender's financial affidavit, or at the written request of the division. At the hearing, the burden shall be on the offender to prove that he or she is indigent. The offender may appeal the commissioner's decision to the superior court. Under no circumstances shall the offender's request for a hearing or indigence relieve the offender of the obligation to register as required pursuant to this chapter.

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Indigent

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Fee waiver

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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 623-B:2(I),(IV) Civil Actions by Inmates; Filing Fees and Court Costs.

I. An inmate who commences any civil action or proceeding is responsible for all court fees and costs.

IV. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an inmate from filing a civil action

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or proceeding if the inmate is indigent.

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Indigent

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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 604-A:9(I) Repayment

I. Any adult defendant who has had counsel or a public defender assigned to the defendant at the expense of the state shall be ordered by the court under paragraph I-b

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to repay the state through the unit of cost containment, the fees and expenses paid by the state on the defendant's behalf according to a schedule established by the administrator of the cost containment unit with the approval of the administrative justices of the courts on such terms as the court may order consistent with the defendant's present or future ability to pay, such ability to be determined by the unit of cost containment . . . At no time shall the defendant be required to repay, for legal services, an amount greater than the state's flat rate for a contract attorney as established contractually pursuant to RSA 604-B. If the defendant is placed on probation or sentenced to a period of conditional discharge, the defendant shall repay the state, through the department of corrections, all fees and expenses paid on his behalf on such terms as the court may order consistent with the defendant's present or future ability to pay.

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Present or future ability to pay, as determined by the unit of cost containment.

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Payment plan and reduced costs

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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 651:63 Restitution Authorized

Restitution may be ordered regardless of the offender's ability to pay and regardless of the availability of other compensation; however, restitution is not intended to compensate the victim more than

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once for the same injury. 

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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 516:16-a Defaults; Witness Fees for Law Enforcement Officers

Any person who defaults on a scheduled court appearance on a motor vehicle offense shall be responsible for paying the current witness fee for any law enforcement officer required to

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attend such appearance, unless the court determines that such person is indigent.

Traffic

Indigent

Before imposition of fine or fee Not provided for Determined by judge without hearing Yes

Not specified

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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 631:2-b(V) Domestic Violence

In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, the court shall levy a fine of $50 for each conviction under this section. The court shall not reduce or suspend

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any sentence or the payment of any fine imposed under this section. If the court determines that the defendant is unable to pay the fine on the date imposed, the court may defer payment or order periodic payments thereof.

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Deferred payment; payment plan.

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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 651-D:2(V) Post-Conviction DNA Testing of Biological Material

The cost of DNA testing ordered under this section shall be paid by the petitioner, or by the state, if the petitioner is indigent as determined by the court. The

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court may appoint counsel for an indigent petitioner under this section.

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Indigent

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

Payment by the state

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New Hampshire N.H. R. Crim. P. 29(e)(1) Sentencing Procedures

(1)  Fines, restitution or penalty assessments (hereinafter collectively referred to as "assessments") imposed by the court shall be due and payable on the date the sentence is imposed. Where a defendant

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indicates an inability to pay forthwith, the defendant shall complete an affidavit of resources, under oath, prior to leaving the courthouse. The court will then determine whether the defendant has the financial ability to pay the assessment.

(2)  The determination of a defendant's financial ability to pay the assessment shall be made by comparing the defendant's assets and income with the amount of the assessment. The defendant's assets shall include all real and personal property owned in any manner by the defendant, unless exempt from execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process under any state or federal law. The defendant's income shall include all income, whether earned or not, from any source, unless exempt from execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process under any state or federal law, and shall be reduced only by the amount of expenses which are reasonably necessary for the maintenance of the defendant and his dependents and by the amount of defendant's anticipated or current obligation to repay the Office of Cost Containment for the cost of appointed counsel. As a court may do when considering an obligor's ability to pay child support, alimony, or other indebtedness, the court also may consider: (1) spousal, partner and family income or assets to the extent they are available to the defendant; (2) the defendant's ability to access credit; and (3) the diligence exercised by the defendant in pursuing employment or other means of satisfying his financial obligations.

(3)  In any case where the court finds that the defendant is unable to pay the assessment either on the date the sentence is imposed or later, the court may, if otherwise permitted by law: (i) defer or suspend payment of all or part of the assessment or order periodic payment; or (ii) allow the defendant to perform community service, pursuant to a plan submitted to and approved by the court. In any such deferral or order of periodic payment, the court shall, pursuant to RSA 490:26-a, II-a, include a $25.00 fee to be added to the assessment. Every hour of verified community service shall be applied against a fine at the rate of $15.00 an hour. A community service plan approved under this paragraph shall take into account the defendant's circumstances including but not limited to age, disability, health, employment, and access to child-care and transportation.

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Comparison of the defendant's assets and income with the amount of the assessment.

At defendant's request before imposition of fine or fee Burden on defendant to show inability to pay Determined by judge after hearing No

Defer or suspend payment of all or part of the assessment or order periodic payment; or allow the defendant to perform community service.