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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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New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:56-a | Suspension or Revocation for Default, Noncompliance, or Nonpayment of Fine |
Whenever any defendant: . . . (b) Fails to pay a fine or other penalty imposed in connection with a conviction of any offense which a court has determined he is able to pay, or issues a bad check in payment of a fine or other penalty; or (c) Fails to comply with a similar order of the director or a court on any matter within the director's or court's jurisdiction, his driver's license or resident or nonresident driving privilege and in any motor vehicle case or related case the resident plates and motor vehicle registration shall be suspended or revoked only upon written consent of the director, effective 30 days after such default or failure, except as provided in subparagraph I(d) of this section.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | Traffic | No |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-21-1(1) | Methods of recovering fines and forfeitures |
Unless otherwise specially provided: (1) All fines of five hundred dollars ($ 500) and under shall be recovered by complaint and summons; (2) All fines of upwards of five hundred dollars ($ 500), by indictment or information;
(3) All penalties and pecuniary forfeitures, by action of debt; and (4) All forfeitures of personal property, by complaint and warrant or by information. |
Civil judgment, Other | All | Yes |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-21-33 | Suspension of operators' license for failure to pay costs, fines, fees, or assessments |
A judge of the superior or district court or the traffic tribunal may order the suspension of a person's license issued pursuant to chapter 10 of title 31 if the person fails to pay court ordered costs, fines, fees, restitution or assessments within the time period provided for in an order of the court. The judge may order the suspension to be effective until the person complies with the court order.
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Driver's license suspension/impoundment | All | Yes |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-25-26 | Recovery of victim compensation from offender |
Whenever any person is convicted of an offense and compensation is awarded under this chapter or under the 1972 Act for a personal injury or death resulting from the act constituting the offense, the state of Rhode Island shall institute an action against that person for the recovery of the whole or any specified part of the compensation in the superior court of the state of Rhode Island in any county, or in the state or federal court of any other state or district in which that person resides or is found, or make a finding in writing, of the reasons why it is impractical or impossible to institute that action. The office shall pursue the recovery whenever possible in order to provide additional funds for the violent crimes indemnity account. The administrator shall develop rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, to identify those so convicted, determine their ability to compensate the fund, and file whatever action is appropriate to recoup those funds.
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Civil judgment, Other | All | Yes |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-25-26 | Recovery from offender |
(a) Whenever any person is convicted of an offense and compensation is awarded under this chapter or under the 1972 Act for a personal injury or death resulting from the act constituting the offense, the state of Rhode Island shall institute an action against that person for the recovery of the whole or any specified part of the compensation in the superior court of the state of Rhode Island in any county, or in the state or federal court of any other state or district in which that person resides or is found, or make a finding in writing, of the reasons why it is impractical or impossible to institute that action. The office shall pursue the recovery whenever possible in order to provide additional funds for the violent crimes indemnity account. The administrator shall develop rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, to identify those so convicted, determine their ability to compensate the fund, and file whatever action is appropriate to recoup those funds.
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Civil judgment | All | No |
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