Poverty Penalties and Poverty Traps

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 Louisiana LA REV Stat §30:2531.6 Failure to pay fine for littering offense
Whenever an alleged offender fails to appear before the judicial officer at the place and time specified in a citation or summons, the judicial officer of the court exercising jurisdiction
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shall immediately forward to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections notice of the failure to appear, with information necessary for identification of the alleged offender, and another date and time for the alleged offender to appear before the judicial officer.  Thereupon, unless the original charges have been disposed of, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall immediately notify the alleged offender that: (1)  The judicial officer has taken judicial notice of his failure to appear at the hearing on the date and time listed on the original citation or summons and has found him in contempt of court and his failure to appear could subject him to additional penalties or fines.
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 Louisiana LA REV Stat §30:2531.6.H(3) Failure to pay fine for littering offense His failure to appear at this second hearing could subject him to another charge of contempt of court along with the punishment of serving time in jail. Incarceration Misdemeanor No

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