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Poverty Penalties and Poverty Traps
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Below are the poverty penalties and poverty traps that meet your search criteria. Many include a See related provisions prompt which searches our database for laws that may pertain to your result.
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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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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 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.
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Washington | Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.94A.631(1) | Violation of condition or requirement of sentence--Security searches authorized--Arrest by community corrections officer--Confinement in county jail |
(1) If an offender violates any condition or requirement of a sentence, a community corrections officer may arrest or cause the arrest of the offender without a warrant, pending a determination by the court or by the department.
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Condition or extension of supervision, Incarceration | All | No |
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Washington | Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §9.94A.703(2)(d) | Community custody — Conditions |
Unless waived by the court, as part of any term of community custody, the court shall order an offender to: |
Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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