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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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Pennsylvania | Pa. R. Crim. P. 430(B)(4) | Failure to respond to traffic citation |
(4) that failure to respond to the citation as provided above within the time specified:
(a) shall result in the issuance of + See morea summons when a violation of an ordinance or any parking offense is charged, or when the defendant is under 18 years of age, and in all other cases shall result in the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the defendant; and
(b) shall result in the suspension of the defendant’s driver’s license when a violation of the Vehicle Code is charged;
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | Traffic | Yes |
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Pennsylvania | 75 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 1541 | Period of disqualification, revocation or suspension of operating privilege |
Continued suspension of operating privilege.--A defendant ordered by the court under section 3816 (relating to requirements for driving under influence offenders), as the result of a conviction or Accelerated Rehabilitative + See moreDisposition of a violation of section 3802 to attend a treatment program for alcohol or drug addiction must successfully complete all requirements of the treatment program ordered by the court before the defendant's operating privilege may be restored. Successful completion of a treatment program includes the payment of all court-imposed fines and costs, as well as fees to be paid to the treatment program by the defendant. For the purposes of restoring a suspended license, being current on a payment plan shall be considered as a part of a successfully completed program. If a defendant fails to successfully complete the requirements of a treatment program, the suspension shall remain in effect until the defendant completes the program and is otherwise eligible for restoration of his operating privilege. The treatment agency shall immediately notify the court of successful completion of the treatment program. The final decision as to whether a defendant has successfully completed the treatment program rests with the court.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | Traffic | Yes |
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Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 800.095(1)(a) | Nonpayment of monetary judgment |
(a) Suspension of the defendants operating privilege until the defendant pays the judgment, but not to exceed one year. If the court orders suspension under this paragraph, all of the + See morefollowing apply:
1. The court shall notify the department of transportation of the suspension for failure to pay the judgment. If the defendant pays the judgment, the court shall notify the department of transportation of the payment within 7 days in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
2. The court may order the suspension concurrent or consecutive to any other suspensions or revocations. If the court fails to specify whether the suspension is consecutive or concurrent, the department of transportation shall implement the suspension concurrent
with any other suspensions or revocations.
3. If the judgment remains unpaid at the end of the one?year suspension, the court may not order a further suspension of operating privileges in relation to the outstanding judgment.
3m. If the court terminates the defendants suspension as the result of the defendants agreement to a payment plan or community service and the defendant is later suspended because he or she defaults on that plan or service, the new suspension shall be
reduced by the amount of time that the suspension was served before being terminated by the court.
4. Serving the complete one?year suspension of the defendants operating privilege does not relieve the defendant of the responsibility to pay the judgment.
5. During the period of operating privilege suspension under this paragraph, the defendant may request the court to reconsider the order of suspension based on an inability to pay the judgment because of poverty, as that term is used in s. 814.29 (1) (d). The court shall consider the defendants request. If the court determines that the inability to pay the judgment is because of poverty, the court shall withdraw the suspension and grant the defendant further time to pay or withdraw the suspension and order one or
more other sanctions set forth in this subsection, including community service.
6. This paragraph does not apply if the judgment was entered solely for a violation of an ordinance unrelated to the violators operation of a motor vehicle unless the judgment is ordered under ch. 938. Nonmoving traffic offenses, as defined in s. 345.28 (1)(c), are related to the violators operation of a motor vehicle.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | All | No |
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