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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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Louisiana | CCRP 887 C | Payment plan for fines and costs assessed |
...In the event the person is unable to pay the fine when assessed, the court may allow payment within certain time limits, based on the person's ability to pay such + See morecosts.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Louisiana | LA Rev Stat §13:1000.13.D | Payment plan for warrant recall fee |
In the event that an individual is unable to pay the cost when assessed, the court may allow payment to be deferred within a certain time frame, based on the + See moreperson's ability to pay the costs.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Louisiana | CCRP 903.3 B | Substance abuse treatment - inability/failure to pay |
B. If the defendant does not have the financial resources to pay all the related costs of the probation program, the court may do either of the following:
(1) + See moreTo the extent practicable, arrange for the defendant to be assigned to a treatment program funded by the state or federal government.
(2) With the recommendation of the treatment program, order the defendant to perform supervised work for the benefit of the community in lieu of paying all or a part of the costs related to his treatment and supervision. The work shall be performed for and under the supervising authority of a parish, municipality, or other political subdivision or agency of the state or a charitable organization that renders service to the community or its residents.
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Work program/jail industry program | All | No |
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Louisiana | CCRP 895.1.D | Work program for failure to pay probation fee |
The court may, in lieu of the monthly supervision fee provided for in Paragraph C, require the defendant to perform a specified amount of community service work each month if + See morethe court finds the defendant is unable to pay the minimum supervision fee provided for in Paragraph C
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Work program/jail industry program | All | No |
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Louisiana | CCRP 895.1 A(2) | Property lien |
The order to pay restitution together with any order to pay costs or fines, as provided in this Article, is deemed a civil money judgment in favor of the person + See moreto whom restitution, costs, or fines is owed, if the defendant is informed of his right to have a judicial determination of the amount and is provided with a hearing, waived a hearing, or stipulated to the amount of the restitution, cost, or fine ordered. In addition to proceedings had by the court which orders the restitution, cost, or fine, the judgment may be enforced in the same manner as a money judgment in a civil case. Likewise, the judgment may be filed as a lien as provided by law for judgment creditors. Prior to the enforcement of the restitution order, or order for costs or fines, the defendant shall be notified of his right to have a judicial determination of the amount of restitution, cost, or fine. Such notice shall be served personally by the district attorney's office of the respective judicial district in which the restitution, cost, or fine is ordered.
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Property liens | All | No |
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