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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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Nebraska | (2)Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1011 | Violations; liability for expenses |
Even if reimbursement for expenses is not ordered under subsection (1) of this section, the defendant shall be liable for all unreimbursed expenses incurred by a public or private agency in conjunction with the care, impoundment, seizure, or disposal of an animal. The expenses shall be a lien upon the animal.
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Property liens | All | No |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2949.15 | Writs of execution to issue |
If a nonindigent person convicted of a felony fails to pay the costs of prosecution pursuant to section 2949.14 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the court of common pleas shall forthwith issue to the sheriff of the county in which the indictment was found, and to the sheriff of any other county in which the person has property, executions against his property for fines and the costs of prosecution, which shall be served and returned within ten days, with the proceedings of such sheriff or the certification that there is no property upon which to levy, indorsed thereon. When a levy is made upon property under such execution, a writ shall forthwith be issued by the clerk for the sale thereof, and such sheriff shall sell the property and make return thereof, and after paying the costs of conviction, execution, and sale, pay the balance to the person authorized to receive it.
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Property liens | All | Yes |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2949.09 | Execution for fine and costs |
When a judge or magistrate renders judgment for a fine, an execution may issue for such judgment and costs of prosecution, to be levied on the property, or in default thereof, upon the body of the defendant for nonpayment of the fine. The officer holding such writ may arrest such defendant in any county and commit him to the jail of the county in which such writ issued, until such fine is paid or secured to be paid or he is otherwise legally discharged.
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Property liens | All | No |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.18(D)(2)(a) | Financial sanctions; restitution; reimbursements |
. . . Once the financial sanction is imposed as a judgment or order under this division, the victim, private provider, state, or political subdivision may do any of the following: (a) An execution against the property of the judgment debtor under Chapter 2329. of the Revised Code.
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Property liens | Felony | No |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.18(D)(2)(d) | Financial sanctions; restitution; reimbursements. |
. . . Once the financial sanction is imposed as a judgment or order under this division, the victim, private provider, state, or political subdivision may do any of the following: (d) The attachment of the property of the judgment debtor under Chapter 2715. of the Revised Code;
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Property liens | Felony | No |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.18(D)(2)(e) | Financial sanctions; restitution; reimbursements. |
. . . Once the financial sanction is imposed as a judgment or order under this division, the victim, private provider, state, or political subdivision may do any of the following: (e) The garnishment of the property of the judgment debtor under Chapter 2716. of the Revised Code.
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Property liens, Wage/bank account garnishment | Felony | No |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-38a-401 | Entry of judgment--Interest--Civil actions--Lien |
(1) Upon the court determining that a defendant owes restitution, the clerk of the court shall enter an order of complete restitution as defined in Section 77-38a-302 on the civil + See morejudgment docket and provide notice of the order to the parties. (2) The order shall be considered a legal judgment, enforceable under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. In addition, the department may, on behalf of the person in whose favor the restitution order is entered, enforce the restitution order as judgment creditor under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. (3) If the defendant fails to obey a court order for payment of restitution and the victim or department elects to pursue collection of the order by civil process, the victim shall be entitled to recover collection and reasonable attorney fees.
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Property liens | All | Yes |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6.5(2) | Liability of rescued person for costs of emergency response |
The judgment shall constitute a lien when recorded in the judgment docket and shall have the same effect and is subject to the same rules as a judgment for money + See morein a civil action.
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Property liens | All | Yes |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-201.1 | Collection of criminal judgments--collection of civil judgment |
Upon default in the payment of a criminal judgment account receivable or upon default in the payment of any installment of that receivable, the criminal judgment account receivable may be + See morecollected as provided in this section or Subsection 77-18-1(9) or (10), and by any means authorized by law for the collection of a civil judgment.
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Property liens | All | No |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6(2)(a) | Judgment to pay fine or restitution constitutes a lien | When a fine, forfeiture, surcharge, cost, fee, or restitution is recorded in the registry of civil judgments, the judgment: (a) constitutes a lien | Property liens | All | No |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 41-1a-1301 | Unpaid fees and penalty--Lien--Seizure and sale |
Every registration fee and penalty not paid by the due date is a lien upon all: i) the unexempt personal property of the owner or operator of the vehicle, vessel, + See moreor outboard motor; and ii) interest or equity of the owner or operator in all personal property, including vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors
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Property liens | Traffic | Yes |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-38a-601 | Preservation of assets |
Prior to or at the time a criminal information, indictment charging a violation, or a petition alleging delinquency is filed, or at any time during the prosecution of the case, + See morea prosecutor may, if in the prosecutor's best judgment there is a substantial likelihood that a conviction will be obtained and restitution will be ordered in the case, petition the court to: (a) enter a temporary restraining order, an injunction, or both; (b) require the execution of a satisfactory performance bond; or (c) take any other action to preserve the availability of property which may be necessary to satisfy an anticipated restitution order.
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Property liens | All | No |
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