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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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Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.100 |
Withholding of money payable by Commonwealth to defendant in satisfaction of money judgment in criminal proceeding; fines and forfeitures go to Commonwealth; disposition of fines from offenses relating to alcohol + See moreand to criminal littering; monetary . . .
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When a money judgment is entered against a defendant in a criminal proceeding and each sum, or any part thereof, remains unpaid, there shall be withheld from any disbursement, payment, benefit, compensation, salary, or other transfer of money from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to such defendant an amount equal to the unpaid amount of the judgment. Under no circumstances shall the general fund be used to reimburse court costs or pay for judgment.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | Yes |
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Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 532.160(1) | Criminal garnishment |
(1) If a convicted person is unable to pay all court costs, fees, fines, and other monetary penalties at the time of sentencing, then the sentencing court may, consistent with KRS 23A.205, 24A.175, 534.020, and KRS 534.060, issue a criminal garnishment order for all fines under KRS Chapter 534 or KRS 49.480 and for court costs, restitution, and reimbursement charges in this chapter.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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Pennsylvania | 42 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 9728(b)(5) | Collection - procedure |
The county correctional facility to which the offender has been sentenced or the Department of Corrections shall be authorized to make monetary deductions from inmate personal accounts for the purpose + See moreof collecting restitution or any other court-ordered obligation or costs imposed
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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