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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. § 19.2-354(A) | Fee to cover cost of managing installment plan |
If the defendant is unable to make payment within 30 days of sentencing, the court may assess a one-time fee not to exceed $10 to cover the costs of management + See moreof the defendant's account until such account is paid in full. This one-time fee shall not apply to cases in which costs are assessed pursuant to § 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, or 17.1-275.9.
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Collection fee/interest | All | No |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-354(C) | Community Service |
C. The court shall establish a program and may provide an option to any person upon whom a fine and costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of + See morethe fine or costs by earning credits for the performance of community service work before or after imprisonment. The program shall specify the rate at which credits are earned and provide for the manner of applying earned credits against the fine or costs. The court shall have such other authority as is reasonably necessary for or incidental to carrying out this program.
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Community service | All | No |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-353.3 | Increased Fine for Bounced check/declined card |
If a check is returned unpaid by the financial institution on which it is drawn or notice is received from the credit or debit card issuer that payment will not + See morebe made, for any reason, the fees, fine, restitution, forfeiture, penalty or costs shall be treated as unpaid, and the court may pursue all available remedies to obtain payment. The clerk of the court to whom the dishonored check or credit or debit card was tendered may impose a fee of $50 or 10 percent of the value of the payment, whichever is greater, in addition to the fine and costs already imposed.
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Collection fee/interest | 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. § 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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