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

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    Instead, the court has to offer you alternatives to jail time if you do not have enough money to pay your fines immediately, such as an extension of time to pay, a payment plan, community service ...

  3. Criminal-justice financial obligations in the United States

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    Once on probation or parole, over 85 percent must pay fines, court costs, restitution, and fees for supervision. [1] As a result of CJFOs, in 2005, about 10 million people in the US owed in excess of $50 billion because of their involvement with the criminal justice system. However, a fraction of this debt is actually collected.

  4. Fine (penalty) - Wikipedia

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    The subject will have two choices now. He can pay the fine, or he can go into appeal. In contrast to the court-imposed fine, when the subject has paid the fine, he will keep the right to go into appeal. The subject can go into appeal within six weeks. [26] In the first instance, the subject appeals to the public prosecutor. [27]

  5. Oklahoma City warns residents about scammers demanding fake ...

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    To check whether you owe any court costs or fines to the city, you can call the OKC Municipal Court at (405) 297-3898 during regular business hours. You can also visit the court in person, or ...

  6. Traffic court - Wikipedia

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    Traffic court is a specialized judicial process for handling traffic ticket cases. In the United States , people who are given a citation by a police officer can plead guilty and pay the indicated fine directly to the court house, by mail , or on the Internet .

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

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    California’s traffic fines and fees are among the highest in the country, but an online tool now available in Sacramento Superior Court and at courthouses statewide is easing the burden for low ...

  8. Bearden v. Georgia - Wikipedia

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    Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660 (1983), was a landmark [1] [2] U.S. Supreme Court case holding that a local government can only imprison or jail someone for not paying a fine if it can be shown, by means of a hearing, that the person in question could have paid it but "willfully" chose not to do so.

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