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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. § 16-11-101.6(6)(a)	Collection of Fines and Fees - Methods - Charges - Judicial Collection Enhancement Fund	The judicial department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state treasurer, acting as the administrator of unclaimed property under the "Unclaimed Property Act", article 13 of title + See more 38, C.R.S., for the purpose of offsetting against a claim for unclaimed property the amount of outstanding fines, fees, costs, or surcharges owed pursuant to law or an order entered by a court of this state by the person claiming unclaimed property. When an offset is to be made, the judicial department or the court to which the fines, fees, costs, or surcharges are owed shall notify the defendant in writing that the state intends to offset the defendant's outstanding fines, fees, costs, or surcharges against his or her claim for unclaimed property.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 18-22-103(1);(4)	Source of Revenues - Allocation of Moneys	(1) Each juvenile who is convicted as an adult of a violent crime shall be required to pay a surcharge to the clerk of the court in which the conviction occurs + See more in an amount equal to any fine imposed by such court; (4) A surcharge assessed by the court pursuant to this section may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action and the court shall order the district attorney to institute proceedings to collect such surcharge if the court finds that a juvenile convicted as an adult of a violent crime is financially unable to pay all or any portion of such surcharge at the time of sentencing.	Civil judgment	Misdemeanor, Felony	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 16-18.5-106.7(1)	Unclaimed Property Offset	The judicial department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state treasurer, acting as the administrator of unclaimed property under the "Unclaimed Property Act", article 13 of title + See more 38, C.R.S., for the purpose of offsetting against a claim for unclaimed property the unpaid amount of restitution the person making the claim has been ordered to pay pursuant to section 18-1.3-603 or 19-2-918, C.R.S.When an offset is to be made, the judicial department or the court in which the person's restitution obligation is pending shall notify the person in writing that the state intends to offset the amount of the person's unpaid restitution obligation against his or her claim for unclaimed property.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	North Dakota	N.D. Cent. Code § 29-26-22(4)	Judgment for fines--Court administration fee--Community service supervision fee--Special funds--Docketing and enforcement	...A judgment that the defendant pay a fine or fees, or both, may be docketed and if docketed constitutes a lien upon the real estate of the defendant in like + See more manner as a judgment for money rendered in a civil action. The court may allow the defendant to pay any assessed administration fee or community service supervision fee in installments. When a defendant is assessed administration fees or a community service supervision fee, the court may not impose at the same time an alternative sentence to be served if the fees are not paid.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	North Dakota	N.D. Cent. Code § 29-26-22.1	Judgment for fine or costs in criminal cases--Docketing and enforcement	The court may, within ten years of the date of entry of a judgment that imposes a fine or assesses costs against a defendant, order the judgment to be docketed + See more by the clerk of court in the judgment docket maintained pursuant to section 28-20-13 in the same manner in which a civil judgment for money is docketed. The docketing of the judgment has the same effect as the docketing of a civil judgment. The docketed judgment may be docketed in any other county in the same manner, it imposes a lien upon the real property owned by the defendant to the same extent, it is subject to the same statute of limitations, and it is enforceable by execution in the same manner as provided for a civil judgment for money.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	North Dakota	N.D. Cent. Code § 29-26-22(4)	Judgment for fines--Court administration fee--Community service supervision fee--Special funds--Docketing and enforcement	A judgment that the defendant pay a fine or fees, or both, may be docketed and if docketed constitutes a lien upon the real estate of the defendant in like + See more manner as a judgment for money rendered in a civil action. The court may allow the defendant to pay any assessed administration fee or community service supervision fee in installments. When a defendant is assessed administration fees or a community service supervision fee, the court may not impose at the same time an alternative sentence to be served if the fees are not paid.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	North Dakota	N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-32-02.2(4)	Repayment of rewards paid by crimestoppers programs--Duties of attorney general--Qualified local programs--Disbursement of moneys collected	A judgment that includes a repayment of reward, either alone or in conjunction with section 29-26-22, may be docketed and thereafter constitutes a lien upon the real estate of the + See more defendant in the same manner as a judgment for money rendered in a civil action.	Property liens	Felony	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	North Dakota	N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-32-07(2)	Supervision of probationer--Conditions of probation--Revocation	If the offender has not paid the full amount of supervision fees and costs before completion or termination of probation, the court may issue an order, after opportunity for hearing, + See more to determine the amount of supervision fees and costs that are unpaid. The order may be filed, transcribed, and enforced by the department of corrections and rehabilitation in the same manner as civil judgments rendered by a district court of this state.	Property liens	All	No

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