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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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Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-808(B) | Time and method of payment of fines; conditions of probation; no limitation on restitution and other assessments |
If a defendant sentenced to pay a fine, restitution, penalty, assessment, incarceration cost or surcharge is also sentenced to probation, the court shall make payment of the fine, restitution, penalty, assessment, incarceration cost or surcharge a condition of probation.
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | Yes |
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Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-810(D)(2) | Consequences of nonpayment of fines, surcharges, fees, assessments, restitution or incarceration costs |
D. If the court finds that the defendant has willfully failed to pay fine, a surcharge, fee, an assessment, restitution or incarceration costs or finds that the defendant has intentionally refused to make a good faith effort to obtain the monies required for the payment, the court shall find that the default constitutes contempt and may do any of the following: 2. Refer the defendant for revocation of probation, parole or community supervision and as authorized by law.
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-642(2) | Time and method of payment |
(2) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine is also sentenced to probation, the court may make the payment of the fine a condition of probation. |
Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-630 | Probation: Discharge of defendant |
Upon the termination of the period of the probation or the earlier discharge of the defendant, the defendant shall be relieved of any obligations imposed by the order of the court and shall have satisfied the disposition of the court, except as to any action under this chapter to collect unpaid fines, restitution, attorney’s fees, costs, or interest.
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Condition or extension of supervision | Misdemeanor, Felony | No |
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North Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 223A-28-3 | Plan of restitution--Present inability to make restitution--No pecuniary damages suffered--Hearing--Condition of parole |
If the sentencing court orders the defendant to the county jail, suspended imposition of sentence, suspended sentence, or probation, the court may require as a condition that the defendant, in cooperation with the court services officer assigned to the defendant, promptly prepare a plan of restitution, including the name and address of each victim, a specific amount of restitution to each victim, and a schedule of restitution payments.
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 223A-27-18.3 | Conditions required on probation or suspension of sentence |
The conditions of probation imposed pursuant to § 23A-27-12 or 23A-27-13 or the conditions of a suspension of execution imposed pursuant to § 23A-27-18 may provide in addition to any other conditions, as an explicit condition of probation, suspended imposition of sentence, or suspended execution of sentence that the defendant:
(1) Pay a fine or perform community service work as directed by the court; or (2) Receive treatment for chemical dependency at any South Dakota treatment facility accredited pursuant to § 34-20A-27 and reimburse the county for costs of treatment ordered by the court; or (3) Make restitution pursuant to the provisions of chapter 23A-28. |
Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 223A-28-8 | Failure to comply as violation of conditions of probation--Modification of plan by court--Contempt |
Failure of the defendant to comply with § 23A-28-3 or to comply with the plan of restitution as approved or modified by the court constitutes a violation of the conditions of probation. Without limitation, the court may modify the plan of restitution or extend the period of time for restitution, regardless of whether the defendant is no longer on probation. If the defendant fails to make payment as ordered by the court, the defendant may be held in contempt of the court's order.
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Condition or extension of supervision, Extension of probation/supervision, Incarceration, Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 223A-28-7 | Compliance with restitution plan as condition of probation or suspension--Payments to clerk |
Compliance with the plan of restitution as approved or modified by the court shall be a condition of the defendant's probation or suspension. Restitution payments shall be made to the office of the clerk unless otherwise ordered by the court.
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Condition or extension of supervision | All | No |
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