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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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Indiana Burns Ind. Code Ann. § 33-37-3-2 (a)(1) Right to Bring Action Without Paying Fees

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person entitled to bring a civil action or to petition for the appointment of a guardian under IC 29-3-5 may do so without

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paying the required fees or other court costs if the person files a statement in court, under oath and in writing: (1) declaring that the person is unable to make the payments or to give security for the payments because of the person’s indigency.

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"The person is unable to make the payments or to give security for the payments because of the person’s indigency."

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Indiana Burns Ind. Code Ann. § 33-37-2-3 (a) - (b) Indigency Hearing — Suspension of Costs — Default — Fees for Representation — Rights and Protections

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when the court imposes costs, it shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the convicted person is indigent. If the person is not indigent,

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the court shall order the person to pay: ... (b) A court may impose costs and suspend payment of all or part of the costs until the convicted person has completed all or part of the sentence. If the court suspends payment of the costs, the court shall conduct a hearing at the time the costs are due to determine whether the convicted person is indigent. If the convicted person is not indigent, the court shall order the convicted person to pay the costs:

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"indigent."

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The court may "suspend payment of all or part of the costs until the convicted person has completed all or part of the sentence"

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Indiana Burns Ind. Code Ann. § 35-33-8-3.3 (i) Pretrial Services Fees

(i) A probation department or pretrial services agency may petition a court to: (1) impose a pretrial services fee on a defendant; or (2) increase a defendant’s pretrial services fee; if the financial

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ability of the defendant to pay a pretrial services fee changes while the defendant is on bail and supervised by a probation officer or pretrial services agency.

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