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  2. Low-income Californians struggle to pay high court fines. An ...

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    A national 2023 Fine and Fees Justice Center report in conjunction with the North Carolina-based Wilson Center for Science and Justice, Debt Sentence: How Fines And Fees Hurt Working Families ...

  3. Criminal-justice financial obligations in the United States

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    Fines and forfeiture of property – These are considered a form of punishment. In February 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that civil asset forfeiture may constitute excess fines and therefore be unconstitutional, even when imposed by states. [3] Costs and fees – These may include court costs, fees for supervision, payments for legal ...

  4. Court costs - Wikipedia

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    Florida is known to use a large number of fees, these can be collected from defendants with a 40% surcharge [15] Georgia: Georgia assesses a 10% additional fee if a defendant challenges a traffic violation and is found guilty [16] Hawaii Idaho: Defendants are often required to pay fees [17] Illinois: Offenders can be ordered to pay some court ...

  5. Juvenile injustice: Low-income families pay brunt of fees and ...

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    In 2018, the court ordered his mother to pay a total of $8,363 in fines and fees related to J.T.’s case. J.T.’s father was in prison, and, according to court records, his mother earned ...

  6. In Texas, can you go to jail for not paying fines you cannot ...

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    If you have enough money to pay the fines but refuse to pay, however, the judge can order you to serve a jail sentence for credit of at least $100 a day. At your court date, you can ask the judge ...

  7. English rule (attorney's fees) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States the "American rule" is generally followed, each party bearing its own expense of litigation. However, 35 U.S.C. § 285 provides that in patent cases, the losing party may have to pay attorney fees of the winning party if the case is deemed "exceptional."

  8. How to Spot and Fight Unfair Fees - AOL

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  9. Fine (penalty) - Wikipedia

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    The sums of categories are always 1, 10, 20, 50, 200 and 2000 times the amount of the first category. In addition to the fine, the convict also has to pay an administration fee [16] of €9. [17] The amounts are established by the government, via a royal order. [15]