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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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Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-804(M) | Restitution for offense causing economic loss; fine for reimbursement of public monies; notification of arrearage; review hearing |
If the defendant, the state or persons entitled to restitution pursuant to a court order disagree with the manner of payment established in subsection E of this section, the defendant, court or person entitled to restitution may petition the court at any time to change the manner in which the restitution is paid. Before modifying the order pertaining to the manner in which the restitution is paid, the court shall give notice and an opportunity to be heard to the defendant, the state and, on request, persons entitled to restitution pursuant to a court order.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-808(A) | Time and method of payment of fine; conditions of probation; no limitation on restitution and other assessments |
If a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine alone or in addition to any other sentence, the court or a probation officer or a staff member designated by the court may grant permission for payment to be made within a specified period of time or in specified installments. If no such permission is embodied in the sentence the fine shall be payable immediately.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 209.4837(E) | Agreement for assignment and distribution of wages of offender; schedule of restitution. |
The agreement must contain a schedule of restitution payments to be made to all victims of crimes for which the offender is incarcerated and for which an amount of restitution + See morewas set pursuant to NRS 176.033. The payments may be made subject to such terms as the Director considers advisable.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | Yes |
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Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 209.4295 (4) | Payment of cost of supervision and treatment; performance of community service as contribution toward cost; issuance of judgment for unpaid costs. |
The court may issue a judgment against a probation violator and in favor of the State for the costs of treatment and supervision which remain unpaid when the probationer is + See morereleased from the diversion program but in no event may the amount of the judgment include any amount of debt which was extinguished by the successful completion of community service pursuant to subsection 3.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.28(G)(3) | Financial sanctions; court costs |
(G) Each court imposing a financial sanction upon an offender under this section may designate the clerk of the court or another person to collect the financial sanction. The clerk, or another person authorized by law or the court to collect the financial sanction may do the following: (3) To defray administrative costs, charge a reasonable fee to an offender who elects a payment plan rather than a lump sum payment of any financial sanction.
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Increased fine, Payment plan/installment plan | Misdemeanor | No |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2947.23(C) | Judgment for costs and jury fees |
The court retains jurisdiction to waive, suspend, or modify the payment of the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, at the time of sentencing or at any time thereafter.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.44(A)(2) | Community service in lieu of court costs; failure to pay |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a municipal court finds that a person who is found guilty of an offense will not be able to pay costs in full when they are due, the court may order the offender to pay the costs in installments according to a schedule set by the court.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.37(B)(1) | Policy requiring prisoner to pay costs of confinement |
Each prisoner covered by a repayment policy adopted as described in division (A) of this section shall receive at the end of the prisoner's confinement an itemized bill of the expenses to be reimbursed. The policy shall allow periodic payments on a schedule to be implemented upon a prisoner's release.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | Yes |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.25(A)(2) | Community service in lieu of court costs; failure to pay |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a county court finds that a person who is found guilty of an offense will not be able to pay costs in full when they are due, the court may order the offender to pay the costs in installments according to a schedule set by the court.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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