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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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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2262(2)(l)-(m),(s)-(t) | Probation; conditions |
(2) The court may, as a condition of a sentence of probation, require the offender: for tests to determine the presence of drugs or alcohol, psychological evaluations, offender assessment screens, and rehabilitative services required in the identification, evaluation, and treatment of offenders if such offender has the financial ability to pay for such services;
(s) To make restitution as described in sections 29-2280 and 29-2281; or (t) To pay for all costs imposed by the court, including court costs and the fees imposed pursuant to section 29-2262.06. |
Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2262.06(1),(5) | Fees; waiver; when; failure to pay; effect |
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever a district court or county court sentences an adult offender to probation, the court shall require the probationer to pay a one-time administrative enrollment fee and thereafter a monthly probation programming fee.
(5) If a probationer defaults in the payment of monthly probation programming fees or any installment thereof, the court may revoke his or her probation for nonpayment, except that probation shall not be revoked nor shall the offender be imprisoned for such nonpayment if the probationer is financially unable to make the payment, if he or she so states to the court in writing under oath, and if the court so finds after a hearing. |
Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-16-204 | Fines for misconduct |
The department of corrections shall adopt rules and regulations to establish a system for punishing prisoner misconduct through the imposition of fines to be deducted from compensation earned as provided by W.S. 7-16-203. The rules shall provide for the distribution of the proceeds of fines collected under this section as special aid to discharged or paroled prisoners who are infirm or in any way incapable of earning a sufficient subsistence after their release.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-6-108 | Recovery of payment |
(a) Within six (6) years after the date the services were rendered, the attorney general may sue on behalf of the state to recover payment or reimbursement from each person who has received legal assistance or other benefits under this act or, in the case of an unemancipated minor, from his custodial parent or any other person who has a legal obligation of support.
(b) Amounts recovered under this act shall be paid into the state general fund. |
Civil judgment | All | No |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-9-104 | Preparation of plan; contents |
(a) In any case in which the court has ordered restitution under W.S. 7-9-102, 7-9-113 or 7-13-301, if the sentencing court orders suspended imposition of sentence, suspended sentence or probation, the court shall require that the defendant in cooperation with the probation and parole officer assigned to the defendant, or in the case of unsupervised probation any probation and parole officer or any other person the court directs, promptly prepare a plan of restitution including the name and address of each victim, the amount of restitution determined to be owed to each victim pursuant to W.S. 7-9-103 or 7-9-114 and a schedule of restitution payments. If the defendant is presently unable to make any restitution but there is a reasonable possibility that the defendant may be able to do so at some time during his probation period, the plan of restitution shall also state the conditions under which or the event after which the defendant shall make restitution. In structuring a plan for reimbursement under this section, victim restitution shall be paid in the following order:
(i) Pecuniary damages suffered by the victim which have not been paid by insurance or from the crime victim's compensation account; (ii) Payment of other amounts owed by the defendant arising from the case. |
Condition or extension of supervision, Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-9-108(a) | Compliance with plan as condition of probation or suspension; payments to clerk |
(a) Compliance with the plan of restitution as approved or modified by the court shall be a condition of the defendant's probation or suspension. |
Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-301(a)(v),(c) | Placing person found guilty, but not convicted, on probation |
(a) If a person who has not previously been convicted of any felony is charged with or is found guilty of or pleads guilty or no contest to any misdemeanor except any second or subsequent violation of W.S. 31-5-233 or any similar provision of law, or any second or subsequent violation of W.S. 6-2-510(a) or 6-2-511(a) or any similar provision of law, or any felony except murder, sexual assault in the first or second degree, aggravated assault and battery or arson in the first or second degree, the court may, with the consent of the defendant and the state and without entering a judgment of guilt or conviction, defer further proceedings and place the person on probation for a term not to exceed thirty-six (36) months upon terms and conditions set by the court. The terms of probation shall include that he: (v) Pay restitution to each victim in accordance with W.S. 7-9-101 and 7-9-103 through 7-9-115.
(c) If the defendant violates a term or condition of probation at any time before final discharge, the court may: (i) Enter an adjudication of guilt and conviction and proceed to impose sentence upon the defendant if he previously pled guilty to or was found guilty of the original charge for which probation was granted under this section; or (ii) Order that the trial of the original charge proceed if the defendant has not previously pled or been found guilty. |
Condition or extension of supervision, Incarceration | All | No |
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Wyoming | Wyo. R. Crim. P. 46.4(c) | Sanctions for Failure to Appear or for Violation of Release Order |
(c) Violation of release condition. A person who has been released under Rule 46.1, 46.2, or Rule 46.3 and who has violated a condition of that release, is subject to a revocation of release and a prosecution for contempt of court.
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Incarceration | All | No |
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