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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 § 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 § 12.136 | Collection Services to the Courts: Offsetting tax refunds or other payments; order of priority |
The department, pursuant to its statutory and common law authority, may offset tax refunds or other payments due from the state to a person who owes a debt to a + See morecourt that would be collectible under an agreement described in this act.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 771.3(2) | Restitution by defendant convicted of misdemeanor |
As a condition of probation, the court may require the probationer to do 1 or more of the following: . . . (b) Pay immediately or within the period of + See morehis or her probation a fine imposed when placed on probation. (c) Pay costs pursuant to subsection (5). (d) Pay any assessment ordered by the court other than an assessment described in subsection (1)(f). . . . (f) Agree to pay by wage assignment any restitution, assessment, fine, or cost imposed by the court.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.907(11) | Restitution by defendant convicted of misdemeanor |
If a person fails to comply with an order or judgment issued under this section within the time prescribed by the court, the driver's license of that person shall be + See moresuspended under section 321a until full compliance with that order or judgment occurs. In addition to this suspension, the court may also proceed under section 908.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | All | Yes |
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