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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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Mississippi | URCCC Rule 11.04 | Post-Conviction Fines, Payment of Fines, and Indigents | Matters concerning post-conviction fines, payment of fines, indigents and imprisonment for nonpayment of fines shall be governed by § 99-19-20 of the Mississippi Code of 1972. | Ability to pay |
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Mississippi | M.R.A.P. Rule 6(a)(1) | Counsel on Appeal in Criminal Cases and Proceedings In Forma Pauperis in Criminal Cases |
A defendant in a criminal case in a trial court who desires to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis shall file in the trial court a motion for leave so to proceed, + See moretogether with an affidavit showing the defendant's inability to pay fees and costs. If the motion is granted, the defendant may so proceed without further application to the Supreme Court and without prepayment of fees or costs in either court. If the motion is denied, the trial court shall state in writing the reasons for the denial.
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