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Mississippi 1981 WL 39784 (Miss.A.G.); Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-20 (2) Mississippi-Attorney General opinion Does allowing different municipalities to set their own indigency standards or fines/fees violate the equal protection afforded by the state’s constitution? apparently not, because judges rule on indigency on a case-by-case basis
In the event an indigent is unable to pay his fine, a justice court judge may rely upon Section 99-19-20 of the Mississippi Code, 1972 , as amended, as an
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alternative procedure in working with indigents.
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South Carolina 1987 S.C. Op. Att'y Gen. 255 (1987) Bearden Should ability to pay be considered when imposing fines or fees or only when collecting fines or fees? Not answered - however, cannot implement a surcharge if defendant fails to pay fee
In the circumstances where an indigent fails to comply with the schedule of payments established by the court and the court determines that the indigent has wilfully refused to pay
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or failed to make bona fide efforts to pay, the court is authorized to imprison the defendant for contempt. As provided in Section 17–25–350, where part of the fine has been paid, the imprisonment cannot exceed the remaining pro rata portion of the sentence. I am unaware of any basis for a court to impose a fine in addition to the sentence originally imposed.
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