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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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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-458 | Property Lien |
Every judgment for money rendered in this Commonwealth by any state or federal court or by confession of judgment, as provided by law, shall be a lien on all the + See morereal estate of or to which the defendant in the judgment is or becomes possessed or entitled, from the time such judgment is recorded on the judgment lien docket of the clerk's office of the county or city where such land is situated
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Property liens | All | Yes |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-466 | Execution of writ of fieri facias |
On a judgment for money, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which such judgment was rendered, upon request of the judgment creditor, his assignee + See moreor his attorney, to issue a writ of fieri facias at the expiration of twenty-one days from the date of the entry of the judgment and place the same in the hands of a proper person to be executed and take his receipt therefor.
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Property liens | All | Yes |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-478 | Liens on money and bank notes |
The writ of fieri facias may be levied as well on the current money and bank notes, as on the goods and chattels of the judgment debtor, except such as + See moreare exempt from levy under Title 34, and shall bind what is capable of being levied on only from the time it is actually levied by the officer to whom it has been delivered to be executed.
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Property liens | All | No |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-69.24 | Contempt fine |
A judge of a district court shall have the same powers and jurisdiction as a judge of a circuit court to punish summarily for contempt, but in no case shall + See morethe fine exceed $250
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Increased fine | All | No |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-69.24 | Contempt incarceration |
A judge of a district court shall have the same powers and jurisdiction as a judge of a circuit court to punish summarily for contempt, but in no case shall + See morethe...imprisonment exceed ten days for the same contempt.
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Incarceration | All | No |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-523 | Set off of tax refund |
Subject to the limitations contained in this article, the Department, upon request, shall render assistance in the collection of any delinquent account or debt owing to any claimant agency. This + See moreassistance shall be provided by setting off any refunds belonging to the debtor from the Department by the sum certified by the claimant agency as due and owing.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-275(A)(27) | Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally- Credit Card convenience fee |
27. For the acceptance of credit or debit cards in lieu of money to collect and secure all fees, including filing fees, fines, restitution, forfeiture, penalties and costs, the clerk + See moreshall collect from the person presenting such credit or debit card a reasonable convenience fee for the processing of such credit or debit card. Such convenience fee shall not exceed four percent of the amount paid for the transaction or a flat fee of $2 per transaction. The clerk may set a lower convenience fee for electronic filing of civil or criminal proceedings pursuant to § 17.1-258.3. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the clerk from outsourcing the processing of credit and debit card transactions to a third-party private vendor engaged by the clerk. Convenience fees shall be used to cover operational expenses as defined in § 17.1-295.
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Collection fee/interest | All | Yes |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-305.1(E) | Modification of community supervision after violation |
E. Unreasonable failure to execute the plan by the defendant shall result in revocation of the probation or imposition of the suspended sentence. A hearing shall be held in accordance + See morewith the provisions of this Code relating to revocation of probation or imposition of a suspended sentence before either such action is taken.
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | Yes |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-305.2 | Order of Restitution |
B. An order of restitution may be docketed as provided in § 8.01-446 when so ordered by the court or upon written request of the victim and may be enforced by a + See morevictim named in the order to receive the restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | 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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