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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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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-503(a) | Installment | When a court imposes a fine, the court may order the defendant to pay the fine: (1) When the court imposes sentence; or (2) In specified installments at designated intervals. | Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-503(c) | Condition Probation on Payment | If a court sentences a defendant to probation, the court may make payment of a fine a condition of the sentence. | Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-504(c)(3) | Imprisonment |
After an investigation that a court considers necessary as to the reasons for the failure or inability to pay a fine, the court: May order that the individual be committed + See moreto a correctional facility;
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Incarceration | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-505 | Collection of Unpaid Fines and Costs | Unpaid and undischarged fines and unpaid costs may be levied, executed on, and collected in the same manner as judgments in civil cases. | Property liens | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 26-207(a) | Revocation of Commercial License |
If a person holding a commercial driver's license fails to comply with a notice to appear in court or a notice for failure to pay a fine for a traffic + See morecitation issued to the person under the laws or regulations of another state, and the other state's driver licensing authority notified the Administration of the noncompliance, on receipt of the notice of noncompliance and after giving the person 10 days' written notice, the Administration shall suspend the driving privileges of the person until receipt of a notice of compliance from the other state.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 27-103(a) | Revocation of License |
If a person fined under the Maryland Vehicle Law1 or under any federal traffic law or regulation for a violation occurring in Maryland does not pay the fine in accordance + See morewith the court's directive: (1) The court may so certify to the Administration; and (2) On such certification, after giving the person 10 days advance written notice, the Administration may suspend the driving privileges or license of the person until the fine has been paid.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law §10-119(i) | Criminal Contempt Sanctions |
if the defendant willfully fails to pay the fine imposed by the court, that willful failure may be treated as a criminal contempt of court, for which the defendant may + See morebe punished by the court as provided by law.
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Increased fine | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law §10-127(c) | Criminal Contempt Sanctions | A defendant's willful failure to pay a fine imposed under this part may be treated as a criminal contempt punishable as provided by law. | Increased fine | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law §10-133(i) | Criminal Contempt Sanctions |
if the defendant willfully fails to pay the fine imposed by the court, that willful failure may be treated as a criminal contempt of court, for which the defendant may + See morebe punished by the court as provided by law.
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Increased fine | All | No |
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law §10-137(i) | Criminal Contempt Sanctions |
if the defendant willfully fails to pay the fine imposed by the court, that willful failure may be treated as a criminal contempt of court, for which the defendant may + See morebe punished by the court as provided by law.
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Increased fine | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 774.28 | Neglecting to pay fine or costs; action by county treasurer; neglecting to pay over fine to county treasurer as misdemeanor; punishment; judge to keep exact record of proceedings; liability. |
(1) If a person who has received a fine or costs or any part of a fine or costs, neglects to pay the money pursuant to section 22 or 26 + See moreof this chapter, the county treasurer immediately shall commence an action for the unpaid amount, in the name of the people of this state, and shall prosecute the case diligently to effect. (2) A person who neglects to pay over a fine to the county treasurer within 60 days after receiving the fine, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00, or imprisonment for not less than 30 nor more than 90 days, or both.
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Increased fine | All | Yes |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.1(k) | Wage assignment | The court may require the defendant to pay any fine, cost, or assessment ordered to be paid under this section by wage assignment. | Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.1a(11) | Payment of restitution as condition of sentence, parole, or probation |
If the defendant is placed on probation or paroled or the court imposes a conditional sentence under section 3 of this chapter, any restitution ordered under this section shall be + See morea condition of that probation, parole, or sentence. The court may revoke probation or impose imprisonment under the conditional sentence and the parole board may revoke parole if the defendant fails to comply with the order and if the defendant has not made a good faith effort to comply with the order. In determining whether to revoke probation or parole or impose imprisonment, the court or parole board shall consider the defendant's employment status, earning ability, and financial resources, the willfulness of the defendant's failure to pay, and any other special circumstances that may have a bearing on the defendant's ability to pay.
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Incarceration | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.73 | Credit for incarceration on bailable offense |
Any person incarcerated on a bailable offense who does not supply bail and against whom a fine is levied on conviction of such offense shall be allowed a credit of + See more$5.00 for each day so incarcerated prior to conviction except that in no case shall the amount so allowed or credited exceed the amount of the fine.
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Incarceration | All | Yes |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.3(1) | Conditional sentence |
(1) If a person is convicted of an offense punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both, the court may impose a conditional sentence and order the person to pay + See morea fine, with or without the costs of prosecution, and restitution . . . within a limited time stated in the sentence and, in default of payment, sentence the person as provided by law.
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Incarceration | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.3(2) | Conditional sentence - installments |
(2) Except for a person who is convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the first or third degree, the court may also place the offender on probation with the condition + See morethat the offender pay a fine, costs, damages, restitution, or any combination in installments with any limited time and may, upon default in any of those payments, impose sentence as provided by law.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4803 | Failure to pay as subject to late penalty |
A person who fails to pay a penalty, fee, or costs in full within 56 days after that amount is due and owing is subject to a late penalty equal + See moreto 20% of the amount owed. The court shall inform a person subject to a penalty, fee, or costs that the late penalty will be applied to any amount that continues to be unpaid 56 days after the amount is due and owing. . . . A late penalty may be waived by the court upon the request of the person subject to the late penalty.
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Collection fee/interest | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.830a | Deductions and payments |
(1) If a defendant who has been sentenced to jail is ordered to pay restitution under section 76, and if the defendant receives more than $50.00 in a month, the + See moresheriff may deduct 50% of the amount over $50.00 received by the defendant for payment of the restitution, and 5% of the amount over $50.00 received by the defendant to be retained by the sheriff as an administrative fee. The sheriff shall promptly send the money deducted for restitution to the court or to the crime victim as provided in the order of restitution when it accumulates to an amount that exceeds $100.00, or when the defendant is released to probation or discharged on the maximum sentence.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.796(b)(1)-(3) | Deductions and payments - juvenile |
(1) If a juvenile who has been sentenced to the department of corrections is ordered to pay restitution under section 44, and if the juvenile receives more than $50.00 in + See morea month, the department of corrections shall deduct 50% of the amount over $50.00 received by the juvenile for payment of the restitution. The department of corrections shall promptly send the deducted money to the court or to the crime victim as provided in the order of restitution when it accumulates to an amount that exceeds $100.00, or when the juvenile is paroled, transferred to community programs, or discharged on the maximum sentence. (2) If a juvenile who has been sentenced to jail is ordered to pay restitution under section 44, and if the juvenile receives more than $50.00 in a month, the sheriff may deduct 50% of the amount over $50.00 received by the juvenile for payment of the restitution, and 5% of the amount over $50.00 received by the juvenile to be retained by the sheriff as an administrative fee. The sheriff shall promptly send the money deducted for restitution to the court or to the crime victim as provided in the order of restitution when it accumulates to an amount that exceeds $100.00, or when the juvenile is released to probation or discharged on the maximum sentence. (3) If a juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile facility is ordered to pay restitution under section 44, and if the juvenile receives more than $50.00 in a month, the department of human services or the county juvenile agency, as applicable, may deduct 50% of the amount over $50.00 received by the juvenile for payment of the restitution. The department of human services or the county juvenile agency, as applicable, shall promptly send the deducted money to the court or to the crime victim as provided in the order of restitution when it accumulates to an amount that exceeds $100.00, or when the juvenile is released from the juvenile facility.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | Yes |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.2 | Sentence - solitary confinement or hard labor |
Whenever any person shall be lawfully sentenced by any court to imprisonment in the state prison or in any county jail, it shall be competent for the court awarding the + See moresentence, to incorporate therein a provision that the person so sentenced shall be kept in solitary confinement or at hard labor, or both, during the term of such imprisonment, or any specific portion thereof.
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