Poverty Penalties and Poverty Traps

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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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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 17-1-103(d)(1) Registration, Certification, and Licensing for Criminal Offenders

For the purposes of this section, completion of the following shall be deemed prima facie evidence of sufficient rehabilitation: (1) Probation or parole supervision.

Driver's license suspension/impoundment All No
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-131 Suspension of License for Failure to Appear

(a) A person required to appear before a district court in this state, having been served with any form of notice to appear for any criminal offense, traffic violation, or

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misdemeanor charge, shall appear at the time and place designated in the notice.

(b)(1) If a person fails to appear as required in subsection (a) of this section, the presiding judge may suspend the person's driver's license.(2) The license shall be suspended until the person appears and completes the sentence ordered by the court.(3) After the person satisfies all requirements of the sentence, the Department of Finance and Administration shall assess the current fees for reinstatement of a driver's license.

Driver's license suspension/impoundment All No
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Arkansas A.C.A. § 16-13-708 Revocation of Registration or License

The court may certify in writing to the Department of Finance and Administration that a debtor has failed to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of fines and request the

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department to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the debtor's motor vehicle registration or driver's license.

Driver's license suspension/impoundment All Yes
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New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:56-a Suspension or Revocation for Default, Noncompliance, or Nonpayment of Fine

Whenever any defendant: . . . (b) Fails to pay a fine or other penalty imposed in connection with a conviction of any offense which a court has determined he

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is able to pay, or issues a bad check in payment of a fine or other penalty; or (c) Fails to comply with a similar order of the director or a court on any matter within the director's or court's jurisdiction, his driver's license or resident or nonresident driving privilege and in any motor vehicle case or related case the resident plates and motor vehicle registration shall be suspended or revoked only upon written consent of the director, effective 30 days after such default or failure, except as provided in subparagraph I(d) of this section.

Driver's license suspension/impoundment Traffic No
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Utah Utah Code Ann. § 53-3-221(3)(a) Offenses that may result in denial, suspension, disqualification, or revocation of license--Additional grounds for suspension The division may suspend the license of a person under Subsection (1) when the division has been notified by a court that the person has an outstanding unpaid fine Driver's license suspension/impoundment All No
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Utah Utah Code Ann. § 53-3-221(3)(a) Offenses that may result in denial, suspension, disqualification, or revocation of license--Additional grounds for suspension
The division may suspend the license of a person under Subsection (1) when the division has been notified by a court that the person has . . . an
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outstanding incomplete restitution requirement
Driver's license suspension/impoundment All No