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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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Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 176.305 | Judgment for imprisonment or fine and imprisonment until satisfied: Commitment and detention. |
If the judgment be imprisonment, or a fine and imprisonment until it is satisfied, the defendant must forthwith be committed to the custody of the proper officer, and detained until + See morethe judgment is complied with.
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Incarceration | All | Yes |
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Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 176.075 | Rate of imprisonment in default of administrative assessment, fine or forfeiture |
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a person is sentenced to pay a fine or forfeiture without an accompanying sentence of imprisonment, the court may, pursuant to + See moreNRS 62B.420 or 176.064, order that the person be confined in the city or county jail or detention facility for a period of not more than 1 day for each $75 of the amount until the administrative assessment and the fine or forfeiture are satisfied.2. The provisions of this section do not apply to indigent persons.
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Incarceration | All | No |
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Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 176.065 | Rate of additional imprisonment in default of administrative assessment, fine or forfeiture |
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a person is sentenced to both fine and imprisonment, or to pay a forfeiture in addition to imprisonment, the court may, + See morepursuant to NRS 62B.420 or 176.064, order that the person be confined in the state prison, the city or county jail or a detention facility, whichever is designated in the person's sentence of imprisonment, for an additional period of 1 day for each $75 of the amount until the administrative assessment and the fine or forfeiture are satisfied or the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the offense committed has elapsed, whichever is earlier, but the person's eligibility for parole is governed only by the person's sentence of imprisonment.2. The provisions of this section do not apply to indigent persons.
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Incarceration | All | No |
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Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 176.064 (3)(d) | Collection fee for unpaid administrative assessment, fine, fee or restitution; use of collection agency; report to credit agencies; civil judgment; attachment or garnishment; suspension of driver's license; imprisonment |
3. The court may, on its own motion or at the request of a state or local entity that is responsible for collecting the delinquent fine, administrative assessment, fee or restitution, + See moretake any or all of the following actions, in the following order of priority if practicable: . . .
(d) For a delinquent fine or administrative assessment, order the confinement of the person in the appropriate prison, jail or detention facility, as provided in NRS 176.065 and 176.075.
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Incarceration | All | No |
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