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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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Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-74. | Remission of fine. |
Any judge of the Superior Court may remit any fine, if in his judgment such course will tend to the reformation of offenders or the furtherance of the ends of + See morejustice.
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All | Not provided for | At enforcement of fine or fee | Not provided for | Not provided for | No |
Remission of fine |
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Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-151 | Cost of transcript and printing on appeal. |
In any appeal in a criminal action, where it appears to the trial court that the accused is without funds with which to defray the costs of securing a transcript + See moreof the evidence, or printing the briefs and the appendices to the briefs, such costs shall be defrayed by the state.
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"without funds with which to defray the costs" |
At enforcement of fine or fee | Not provided for | Not provided for | Yes |
costs shall be defrayed by the state |
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Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-147 | Rules for payment of expenses. Waiver of fee or cost. |
(a) The judges of the Superior Court may establish rules, in addition to those established by statute, for the payment of the expenses of all criminal proceedings or prosecutions, except + See moresuch expenses as are incurred by the Division of Criminal Justice.(b) No fee or cost imposed pursuant to any provision of the general statutes on a person who is a defendant or has been convicted in a criminal proceeding or prosecution shall be waived by the court, except as authorized by such provision or for good cause shown.
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"good cause shown" to waive fees |
Before imposition of fine or fee | Burden on defendant to show inability to pay | Not provided for | No |
waiver of fee or cost |
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