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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	Alaska	Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.025(f)	Sentencing Procedures	A sentence that the defendant pay money, either as a fine or in restitution or both, constitutes a lien in the same manner as a judgment for money entered in + See more a civil action. Nothing in this section limits the authority of the court to otherwise enforce payment of a fine or restitution.	Property liens	All	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Alaska	Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.041(d)	Correctional Facility Surcharge	The court shall include a surcharge imposed under (a) of this section in the judgment of conviction. The court shall include the imposition of a surcharge under (c) of this + See more section in the order revoking probation. For a surcharge that is not paid by the person as required by this section, the state shall seek reimbursement from the person's permanent fund dividend as provided under AS 43.23.065. For purposes of collection and priority of attachment under AS 43.23.065, a surcharge imposed under this section is accounted for in the same manner as a cost of imprisonment under AS 28.35.030(k) and 28.35.032(o). The state may enforce payment of a surcharge under this section under AS 09.35 as if it were a civil judgment enforceable by execution. This subsection does not limit the authority of the court to enforce surcharges.	Property liens	All	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-802(E)	Fines for misdemeanors	A judgment that the defendant shall pay a fine, with or without the alternative of imprisonment, shall constitute a lien in like manner as a judgment for money rendered in + See more a civil action.	Property liens	Misdemeanor	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-804(L)	Restitution for offense causing economic loss; fine for reimbursement of public monies; notification of arrearage; review hearing	Notwithstanding any other law, a restitution lien is created in favor of a victim of the defendant ordered to make restitution. Monies received monthly from the defendant shall be applied + See more first to satisfy the restitution order entered by the court and the payment of any restitution in arrears. Any monies that are owed by this state to a person who is under a restitution order shall be assigned first to discharge the restitution order, including any tax refund that is owed to the defendant.	Property liens	All	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-810(D)(3)	Consequences of nonpayment of fines, surcharges, fees, assessments, restitution or incarceration costs	3. Enter an order pursuant to section 13-812. The levy or execution for the collection of a fine, a surcharge, a fee, an assessment, restitution or incarceration costs does not discharge a defendant who is incarcerated + See more for nonpayment of the fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs until the amount of the fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs is collected.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-801(B)	Fines for felonies	A judgment that the defendant shall pay a fine, with or without the alternative of imprisonment, shall constitute a lien in like manner as a judgment for money rendered in + See more a civil action.	Property liens	Felony	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-806	Restitution Lien	A. The state or any person entitled to restitution pursuant to a court order may file inaccordance with this section a restitution lien. A filing fee, recording fee or any + See more other charge is not required for filing a restitution lien.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22-429(C)	Judgment; imprisonment for fine; limitation; lien	A sentence that the defendant pay a fine, with or without the alternative of imprisonment, shall constitute a lien in like manner as a judgment for money rendered in a + See more civil action.	Property liens	All	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Missouri	Mo. Ann. Stat. § 600.090(2)(1)	Determination of ability to pay all or part of representation costs--lien for reasonable value of services, procedure--deposit of funds collected	The reasonable value of the services rendered to a defendant pursuant to sections 600.011 to 600.048 and 600.086 to 600.096 may in all cases be a lien on any and + See more all property to which the defendant shall have or acquire an interest. The public defender shall effectuate such lien whenever the reasonable value of the services rendered to a defendant appears to exceed one hundred fifty dollars and may effectuate such lien where the reasonable value of those services appears to be less than one hundred fifty dollars.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Missouri	Mo. Ann. Stat. § 558.006(5)	Response to nonpayment	Upon default in the payment of a fine or any installment thereof, the fine may be collected by any means authorized for the enforcement of money judgments.	Incarceration, Property liens, Wage/bank account garnishment	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Missouri	Mo. Ann. Stat. § 546.86	All property bound for fine and costs	The property, real and personal, of any person charged with a criminal offense, shall be bound from the time of his final conviction of such offense, for the payment of + See more all fines and costs which he may be adjudged to pay.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Oregon	Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.270	Effect of felony conviction on property of defendant	No conviction of any person for crime works any forfeiture of any property, except in cases where the same is expressly provided by law; but in all cases of the + See more commission or attempt to commit a felony, the state has a lien, from the time of such commission or attempt, upon all the property of the defendant for the purpose of satisfying any judgment which may be given against the defendant for any fine on account thereof and for the costs and disbursements in the proceedings against the defendant for such crime; provided, however, such lien shall not attach to such property as against a purchaser or incumbrancer in good faith, for value, whose interest in the property was acquired before the entry of the judgment against the defendant. [Formerly 137.460; 2003 c.576 Or. Rev. Stat. §191]	Property liens	Felony	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Oregon	Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.620	Responsibility for Cost of Care of Persons in State Institutions: Liability of person or estate for cost of care	(3) Upon the death of a person, the decedent’s estate shall be liable for any unpaid cost of care. The liability of the decedent’s estate is limited to the cost of + See more care incurred on or after July 24, 1979. The decedent’s estate shall not include assets placed in trust for the person by other persons. Collection of any amount from a decedent’s estate shall be pursuant to ORS 179.740. (4) Regardless of subsection (1) of this section and ORS 179.610 (5), assets held in trust by a trustee for a person are subject to laws generally applicable to trusts. (5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (3) of this section, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority may not collect the cost of care from: (a) Any assets received by or owing to a person and the personal estate of the person, or the decedent’s estate, as compensation from the state for injury, death or, if the collection is being made by the Department of Corrections, the false imprisonment of the person that occurred when the person was in a state institution listed in ORS 179.321 or in the Eastern Oregon Training Center and for which the state admits liability or is found liable through adjudication; and (b) Any real or personal property of the personal estate of the person, or the decedent’s estate, that the person or an authorized representative of the person can demonstrate was purchased solely with assets referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection or partially with such assets, to the extent such assets were used in the purchase.	Property liens	All	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Utah	Utah Code Ann. § 77-38a-401	Entry of judgment--Interest--Civil actions--Lien	(1) Upon the court determining that a defendant owes restitution, the clerk of the court shall enter an order of complete restitution as defined in Section 77-38a-302 on the civil + See more judgment docket and provide notice of the order to the parties. (2) The order shall be considered a legal judgment, enforceable under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. In addition, the department may, on behalf of the person in whose favor the restitution order is entered, enforce the restitution order as judgment creditor under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. (3) If the defendant fails to obey a court order for payment of restitution and the victim or department elects to pursue collection of the order by civil process, the victim shall be entitled to recover collection and reasonable attorney fees.	Property liens	All	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Utah	Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6.5(2)	Liability of rescued person for costs of emergency response	The judgment shall constitute a lien when recorded in the judgment docket and shall have the same effect and is subject to the same rules as a judgment for money + See more in a civil action.	Property liens	All	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Utah	Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-201.1	Collection of criminal judgments--collection of civil judgment	Upon default in the payment of a criminal judgment account receivable or upon default in the payment of any installment of that receivable, the criminal judgment account receivable may be + See more collected as provided in this section or Subsection 77-18-1(9) or (10), and by any means authorized by law for the collection of a civil judgment.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Utah	Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-6(2)(a)	Judgment to pay fine or restitution constitutes a lien	When a fine, forfeiture, surcharge, cost, fee, or restitution is recorded in the registry of civil judgments, the judgment: (a) constitutes a lien	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Utah	Utah Code Ann. § 41-1a-1301	Unpaid fees and penalty--Lien--Seizure and sale	Every registration fee and penalty not paid by the due date is a lien upon all: i) the unexempt personal property of the owner or operator of the vehicle, vessel, + See more or outboard motor; and ii) interest or equity of the owner or operator in all personal property, including vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors	Property liens	Traffic	Yes
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Utah	Utah Code Ann. § 77-38a-601	Preservation of assets	Prior to or at the time a criminal information, indictment charging a violation, or a petition alleging delinquency is filed, or at any time during the prosecution of the case, + See more a prosecutor may, if in the prosecutor's best judgment there is a substantial likelihood that a conviction will be obtained and restitution will be ordered in the case, petition the court to: (a) enter a temporary restraining order, an injunction, or both; (b) require the execution of a satisfactory performance bond; or (c) take any other action to preserve the availability of property which may be necessary to satisfy an anticipated restitution order.	Property liens	All	No
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Wyoming	Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-6-207	Assessment of tax when permanent injunction issues; collection; continuing liability for other penalties	Whenever a permanent injunction issues against any person for maintaining a nuisance or against the owner or agent of any building kept or used for the purposes prohibited by this + See more article, there shall be assessed against the building and the ground upon which it is located and against the person or persons maintaining the nuisance, and the owner or agent of the premises, a tax of three hundred dollars ($300.00). The assessment of the tax shall be made by the assessor of the county in which the nuisance exists and shall be made within three (3) months from the date of granting of the permanent injunction. If the assessor fails or neglects to make the assessment, it shall be made by the sheriff of the county and a return of the assessment shall be made to the county treasurer. The tax may be enforced and collected in the manner prescribed for the collection of taxes under the general revenue laws and shall be a perpetual lien upon all property, both personal and real used for the purpose of maintaining the nuisance. The payment of the tax does not relieve the person or building from any other penalties provided by law and when collected shall be applied and distributed in the manner prescribed by law for the application and distribution of monies arising from the collection of fines and penalties in criminal cases.	Collection fee/interest, Property liens	All	Yes

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