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State | Statute | Description/Statute Name | Statutory language | Type of poverty penalty or poverty trap | Level of offense | Mandatory | |
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Mississippi | Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-53 (1) | Driver's license suspension |
Upon failure of any person to respond timely and properly to a summons or citation charging such person with any violation of this title, or upon failure of any person + See moreto pay timely any fine, fee or assessment levied as a result of any violation of this title, the clerk of the court shall give written notice to such person by United States first-class mail at his last known address advising such person that, if within ten (10) days after such notice is deposited in the mail, the person has not properly responded to the summons or citation or has not paid the entire amount of all fines, fees and assessments levied, then the court will give notice thereof to the Commissioner of Public Safety and the commissioner may suspend the driver's license of such person.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | Traffic | No |
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Mississippi | Miss. Code Ann. § 99-37-5(2) | Payment and orders |
(2) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine or costs or ordered to make restitution is also placed on probation or imposition or execution of sentence is suspended, the + See morecourt may make payment of the fine or costs or the making of restitution a condition of probation or suspension of sentence. Such offenders shall make restitution payments directly to the victim. As an alternative to a contempt proceeding under Sections 99-37-7 through 99-37-13, the intentional refusal to obey the restitution order or a failure by a defendant to make a good faith effort to make such restitution may be considered a violation of the defendant's probation and may be cause for revocation of his probation or suspension of sentence.
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-250. | Revocation of license |
If the department imposes a monetary penalty under this section which is not paid or a contested case hearing requested within thirty days after demand by the department, the license + See moreor licenses may be suspended or revoked by the department.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | All | No |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-270. Revocation of permits. | Revocation of permit | In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter, the department may revoke the permit of a person failing to comply with any requirements hereof. | Driver's license suspension/impoundment | All | No |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-480 | Payment as condition of suspended sentence | Failure to comply with program requirements may result in a request to the court to revoke the suspended sentence. | Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1260(3) | Payment as condition of probation |
(3) The Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services shall also have the right to make payment of the debt or a portion of the debt to the State a + See morecondition of parole or community supervision.
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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