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50-State Criminal Justice Debt Reform Builder Bringing transparency to areas of significant legal complexity.
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Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 31.211 | Public Advocate Fee |
At arraignment, the court shall conduct a nonadversarial hearing to determine whether a person who has requested a public defender is able to pay a partial fee for legal representation, + See morethe other necessary services and facilities of representation, and court costs. The court shall order payment in an amount determined by the court and may order that the payment be made in a lump sum or by installment payments to recover money for representation provided under this chapter. This partial fee determination shall be made at each stage of the proceedings.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268A, § 15(b) | Avoiding, rescinding or canceling county agency actions resulting from violations of chapter; restitution and damages |
In addition to the remedies set forth in subsection (a), the commission may, upon a finding pursuant to an adjudicatory proceeding that a person has acted to his economic advantage + See morein violation of section 2, 3, 8, sections 11 to 14, inclusive, or section 23, issue an order (1) requiring the violator to pay the commission on behalf of the county damages in the amount of the economic advantage or $500, whichever is greater...The maximum damages that the commission may order a violator to pay under this section shall be $25,000. If the commission determines that the damages authorized by this section exceed $25,000, it may bring a civil action against the violator to recover such damages.
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$500 - $25000
damages in the amount of the economic advantage or $500, whichever is greater, but not to exceed $25,000.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268A, § 15(b) | Avoiding, rescinding or canceling county agency actions resulting from violations of chapter; restitution and damages | ...and (2) requiring the violator to make restitution to an injured third party. |
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268A, § 15(b) | Avoiding, rescinding or canceling county agency actions resulting from violations of chapter; restitution and damages |
If there has been no final criminal judgment of conviction or acquittal of the same violation, upon receipt of the written approval of the attorney general and the district attorney, + See morethe commission may order payment of additional damages in an amount not exceeding twice the amount of the economic advantage or $500, and payment of such additional damages shall bar any criminal prosecution for the same violation...The maximum damages that the commission may order a violator to pay under this section shall be $25,000. If the commission determines that the damages authorized by this section exceed $25,000, it may bring a civil action against the violator to recover such damages.
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$500 - $25000
damages in an amount not exceeding twice of the amount of the economic advantage or $500, whichever is greater, but not to exceed $25,000.
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All | No | Municipality/municipal agency | County Commission |
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