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Rhode Island | $0 | Restitution | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violation of parking regulations in the city of Newport | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of Central Falls ordinance | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of Cranston ordinance | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of Bristol, Johnston, Narragansett, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Warren, Westerly, West Warwick, and North Providence ordinances | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of Warwick ordinances | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of Pawtucket ordinances | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of Charlestown ordinance | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of traffic and parking regulations in the town of Jamestown | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of parking regulations in the town of Barrington | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of parking regulations in the town of Smithfield | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of parking regulations in the town of Burrillville | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Violations of parking regulations in the town of Portsmouth | None | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Electronic filing and online payments | $25 | Fines and fees |
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Rhode Island | $0 | Sheriff's fees on scire facias. | None | Fines and fees |
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Arizona | Ariz. R. Crim. P. 26.12(c) | Compliance with Sentence |
Action upon Failure to Pay a Fine, Restitution, Other Monetary Obligation, or to Comply with Court Orders.(1) For Defendants Not on Supervised Probation. If a defendant fails to pay a + See morefine, restitution, or other monetary obligation, or is known by the court to have failed to comply with a term or condition of sentence within the prescribed time, the court shall, within 5 days, notify the prosecutor.
(2) For Defendants on Supervised Probation. If a defendant on supervised probation fails to pay a fine, restitution, or other monetary obligation, or is known by the court to have failed to comply with any other term or condition of probation within the prescribed time, the court shall give notice of such failure to the defendant's probation officer within the time limits set under sections (c)(1) and (3).
(3) Time limits--Restitution and Non-Monetary Obligations. If the payment or performance of an obligation does not involve the court, delinquency times shall run from the date on which the court or the probation officer becomes aware of failure to pay or comply.
(4) Court Action upon Failure of Defendant to Pay Fine, Restitution, or Other Monetary Obligation or to Comply with Court Orders. Upon the defendant's failure to pay a fine, restitution, or other monetary obligation, or failure to comply with court orders, the court may require the defendant to show cause why said defendant should not be held in contempt of court and may issue a summons or warrant for the defendant's arrest.
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Florida | Fla. R. Judicial Admin. 2.265(b) | Municipal ordinance violations |
Costs in County Courts. The chief judge of a circuit shall by administrative order establish a schedule of costs, in conformity with any provisions of law, to be assessed against + See morea defendant in the county court and paid to the county for violations of municipal ordinances which are prosecuted in county court. The costs shall be assessed as a set dollar amount per conviction, not to exceed $50 excluding any other statutory costs.
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Florida | Fla. R. Crim. Proc. 3.853(c)(6) | Motion for postconviction DNA testing |
If the court orders DNA testing of the physical evidence, the cost of the testing may be assessed against the movant, unless the movant is indigent. If the movant is + See moreindigent, the state shall bear the cost of the DNA testing ordered by the court.
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Florida | Adm. Order No. 2009-04 (Second Circuit) | In re: Fees - Costs for payment of attorney's fees; public defender application fee |
I. Each criminal judgment shall contain an assessment pursuant to section 938.29, Florida Statutes, unless specifically waived by the Court, in the amount of $50.00 in misdemeanor cases and + See more$100.00 in felony cases in all cases in which the defendant received the assistance of the Public Defender's Office or any other court appointed counsel. A similar assessment shall be imposed, unless specifically waived by the Court, in all cases which the defendant has received due process services after being found indigent for costs under section 27.52, Florida Statutes. These assessments shall be made in all original criminal actions as well as violations of probation or community control.
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Florida | Adm. Order No. 2009-04 (Second Circuit) | In re: Fees - Costs for payment of attorney's fees; public defender application fee |
III. If not previously paid, each criminal judgment shall also include the $50.00 Public Defender application fee if the Defendant applied for the services of the Public Definer and/or + See morethe court appointed the Public Defender, unless specifically waived by the court.
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