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Poverty Penalties and Poverty Traps

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	State	Statute	Description/Statute Name	Statutory language	Type of poverty penalty or poverty trap	Level of offense	Mandatory
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1.3-702(3)(b)	Monetary Payments - Due Process Required	Except in the case of a corporation, if the defendant failed to pay a monetary amount due and the record indicates that the defendant has willfully failed to pay that + See more monetary amount, the court, when appropriate, may consider a motion to impose part or all of a suspended sentence, may consider a motion to revoke probation, or may institute proceedings for contempt of court.	Condition or extension of supervision	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Kentucky	Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 532.033(8)	Order of restitution	When a judge orders restitution, the judge shall: (8) Not release the defendant from probation supervision until restitution has been paid in full and all other aspects of the probation order + See more have been successfully completed.	Condition or extension of supervision	All	Yes

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