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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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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-201.1 | Collection of criminal judgments--compulsory service |
When a defendant defaults in the payment of a criminal judgment account receivable or any installment of that receivable, the court, on motion of the prosecution, victim, or upon its + See moreown motion may: (a) order the defendant to appear and show cause why the default should not be treated as contempt of court; or (b) issue a warrant of arrest... (5) If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the default is not contempt, the court may enter an order for any of the following or any combination of the following...(f) except as limited by Subsection (6) [restitution], convert the criminal judgment account receivable or any part of it to compensatory service
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Community service | All | No |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-354(C) | Community Service |
C. The court shall establish a program and may provide an option to any person upon whom a fine and costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of + See morethe fine or costs by earning credits for the performance of community service work before or after imprisonment. The program shall specify the rate at which credits are earned and provide for the manner of applying earned credits against the fine or costs. The court shall have such other authority as is reasonably necessary for or incidental to carrying out this program.
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Community service | All | No |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-266.1(B) | Community service |
B. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Punishment shall include (i) forfeiture of such person's license to operate a motor vehicle for a period of one + See moreyear from the date of conviction and (ii) a mandatory minimum fine of $500 or performance of a mandatory minimum of 50 hours of community service.
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Community service | Misdemeanor | Yes |
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