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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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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.766(13) | Restitution - lien (juvenile) |
An order of restitution is a judgment and lien against all property of the defendant for the amount specified in the order of restitution. The lien may be recorded as + See moreprovided by law. An order of restitution may be enforced by the prosecuting attorney, a victim, a victim's estate, or any other person or entity named in the order to receive the restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action or a lien.
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Property liens | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.1a(13) | Restitution - lien |
An order of restitution entered under this section remains effective until it is satisfied in full. An order of restitution is a judgment and lien against all property of the + See moredefendant for the amount specified in the order of restitution. The lien may be recorded as provided by law. An order of restitution may be enforced by the prosecuting attorney, a victim, a victim's estate, or any other person or entity named in the order to receive the restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action or a lien.
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Property liens | All | Yes |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.794(13) | Restitution by juvenile |
An order of restitution is a judgment and lien against all property of the defendant for the amount specified in the order of restitution. The lien may be recorded as + See moreprovided by law. An order of restitution may be enforced by the prosecuting attorney, a victim, a victim's estate, or any other person or entity named in the order to receive the restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action or a lien.
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Property liens | All | No |
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Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 176.275 | Judgment for fine, administrative assessment, payment of restitution or repayment of expenses is lien; additional provisions concerning judgment for payment of restitution. |
1. A judgment which imposes a fine or administrative assessment or requires a defendant to pay restitution or repay the expenses of a defense constitutes a lien in like manner as + See morea judgment for money rendered in a civil action. 2. A judgment which requires a defendant to pay restitution:
(a) May be recorded, docketed and enforced as any other judgment for money rendered in a civil action.
(b) Does not expire until the judgment is satisfied.
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Property liens | All | No |
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Pennsylvania | 42 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 9728(e)(1) | Preservation of assets - restitution |
Upon the filing of a criminal complaint, information or indictment charging a criminal violation or a petition alleging delinquency for which restitution may be ordered and alleging that the property + See morewith respect to which the order is sought appears to be necessary to satisfy such restitution order and judgment
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Property liens | All | No |
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