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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(b) | Collection of criminal judgments--installment plan |
Criminal judgment accounts receivable means any amount due the state arising from a criminal judgment for which payment has not been received by the state agency that is servicing the + See moredebt... The court may permit a defendant to pay a criminal judgment account receivable in installments.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-19-1 | Judgment for fines or costs --Enforcement |
If the judgment is for a fine or costs when allowed by statute and the fine is not paid as ordered by the court, execution or garnishment may be issued + See moreas on a judgment in a civil action. The prosecuting attorney, upon written request of the court clerk, shall effectuate collection through execution or garnishment when the fine or costs have not been paid as ordered by the court.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | No |
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Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-38a-502 | Collection from inmate offenders |
In addition to the remedies provided in Section 77-38a-501, the department upon written request of the prosecutor, victim, or parole or probation agent, shall collect restitution from offender funds held + See moreby the department as provided in Section 64-13-23.
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Wage/bank account garnishment | All | Yes |
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