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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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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.3(2) | Conditional sentence - installments |
(2) Except for a person who is convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the first or third degree, the court may also place the offender on probation with the condition + See morethat the offender pay a fine, costs, damages, restitution, or any combination in installments with any limited time and may, upon default in any of those payments, impose sentence as provided by law.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.40119(7) | Illegal killing, possessing, purchasing, or selling of game or protected animals; restitution; value of animal; order; default in payment; collection |
(7) If a defendant fails to pay upon conviction the sum ordered by the court to be forfeited, the court shall either impose a sentence and, as a condition of + See morethe sentence, require the defendant to satisfy the forfeiture in the amount prescribed and fix the manner and time of payment, or make a written order permitting the defendant to pay the sum to be forfeited in installments at those times and in those amounts that, in the opinion of the court, the defendant is able to pay.
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Payment plan/installment plan | Misdemeanor | Yes |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.40119(8) | Illegal killing, possessing, purchasing, or selling of game or protected animals; restitution; value of animal; order; default in payment; collection |
(8) If a defendant defaults in payment of the sum forfeited or of an installment, the court on motion of the department or upon its own motion may require the + See moredefendant to show cause why the default should not be treated as a civil contempt, and the court may issue a summons or warrant of arrest for his or her appearance. Unless the defendant shows that the default was not due to an intentional refusal to obey the order of the court or to a failure to make a good-faith effort to obtain the funds required for the payment, the court shall find that the default constitutes a civil contempt.
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Payment plan/installment plan | Misdemeanor | Yes |
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Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.40119(9) | Illegal killing, possessing, purchasing, or selling of game or protected animals; restitution; value of animal; order; default in payment; collection |
(9) If it appears that the defendant's default in the payment of the forfeiture does not constitute civil contempt, the court may enter an order allowing the defendant additional time + See morefor payment, reducing the amount of the forfeiture or of each installment, or revoking the forfeiture or the unpaid portion of the forfeiture, in whole or in part.
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Payment plan/installment plan | Misdemeanor | Yes |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2206(2) | Fine and costs; commitment until paid; installments; deduction from bond; suspension or revocation of motor vehicle operator’s license |
(2) If the court or magistrate determines, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, that an offender is financially unable to pay such fines or costs in one lump sum but is financially capable of paying in installments, the court or magistrate shall make arrangements suitable to the court or magistrate and to the offender by which the offender may pay in installments. The court or magistrate shall enter an order specifying the terms of such arrangements and the dates on which payments are to be made. When the judgment of conviction provides for the suspension or revocation of a motor vehicle operator’s license and the court authorizes the payment of fines or costs by installments, the revocation or suspension shall be effective as of the date of judgment.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | Yes |
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