Poverty Penalties and Poverty Traps

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 West Virginia W. Va. Code § 62-12-10(a) Violation of probation

(a) If at any time during the period of probation there shall be reasonable cause to believe that the probationer has violated any of the conditions of his or her

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probation, the probation officer may arrest him or her with or without an order or warrant, or the court which placed him or her on probation, or the judge thereof in vacation, may issue an order for his or her arrest, whereupon he or she shall be brought before the court, or the judge thereof in vacation, for a prompt and summary hearing.

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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

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a revocation of release and a prosecution for contempt of court.

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