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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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New York | N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 420.10(1)(c) | Payment as condition of probation |
Where the defendant is sentenced to a period of probation as well as a fine, restitution or reparation and such designated surcharge, the court may direct the payment of the + See morefine, restitution or reparation and such designated surcharge be a condition of the sentence
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2262(2)(l)-(m),(s)-(t) | Probation; conditions |
(2) The court may, as a condition of a sentence of probation, require the offender: for tests to determine the presence of drugs or alcohol, psychological evaluations, offender assessment screens, and rehabilitative services required in the identification, evaluation, and treatment of offenders if such offender has the financial ability to pay for such services;
(s) To make restitution as described in sections 29-2280 and 29-2281; or (t) To pay for all costs imposed by the court, including court costs and the fees imposed pursuant to section 29-2262.06. |
Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2262.06(1),(5) | Fees; waiver; when; failure to pay; effect |
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever a district court or county court sentences an adult offender to probation, the court shall require the probationer to pay a one-time administrative enrollment fee and thereafter a monthly probation programming fee.
(5) If a probationer defaults in the payment of monthly probation programming fees or any installment thereof, the court may revoke his or her probation for nonpayment, except that probation shall not be revoked nor shall the offender be imprisoned for such nonpayment if the probationer is financially unable to make the payment, if he or she so states to the court in writing under oath, and if the court so finds after a hearing. |
Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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