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Connecticut | CT R SUPER CT CR § 43-17 | Payment of Fines--Inquiry Concerning Ability | No person shall be incarcerated as a result of failure to pay a fine unless the judicial authority first inquires as to the person's ability to pay the fine. | Ability to pay |
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Connecticut | CT R SUPER CT CR § 43-18 | Payment of Fines--Incarceration for Failure to Pay |
The judicial authority may, upon a finding that the defendant is able to pay the fine and that the nonpayment is wilful, order the defendant incarcerated for nonpayment of the + See morefine.
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Connecticut | CT R SUPER CT CR § 43-19 | Payment of Fines--Payment and Satisfaction | A defendant incarcerated under Section 43-18, for wilful nonpayment of a fine, shall be released upon payment of the fine or when such defendant is otherwise discharged according to law. | Ability to pay |
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Connecticut | CT R SUPER CT CR § 43-20 | Payment of Fines--Mittimus |
When a defendant has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine, the mittimus shall state that if the fine has not been paid by + See morethe time the sentence has been served the defendant may not continue to be incarcerated unless the judicial authority has found that the defendant is able to pay the fine and that the defendant's nonpayment is wilful.
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Connecticut | CT R SUPER CT GEN § 7-3 | Financial Accounts | The clerk shall make and keep adequate accounts showing all receipts and disbursements. Records of such accounts shall be retained for such period as determined by the chief court administrator. | Transparency |
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Pennsylvania | PA R GREENE CTY RCRP Rule G1407-CRIM | Payment of Fines, Costs, and Restitution |
a. All fines, costs, and restitution assessed at the time of sentencing shall be payable within fifteen (15) days of sentencing, except in cases where the defendant can show a + See morehardship, the Greene County Probation and Parole Department may arrange a payment schedule with the defendant in order to provide that all such fines, costs and restitution are paid in full at least one (1) month prior to the maximum term of the sentence.
b. The Greene County Parole and Probation Department shall ensure that all cases where the defendant has not paid the fines, costs and restitution pursuant to the foregoing are scheduled for a violation hearing consistent with Pa.R.Crim.P. 1409 when a defendant unjustifiably is not making payments agreed upon, but in any event, such hearing shall be scheduled not later than one (1) month prior to the termination of the maximum sentence of the defendant.
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Fines and fees |