We also observed that judges rarely determine defendants’ ability to pay. As a result, the burden of fees and fines falls largely on the poor, much like a regressive tax, & billions of dollars go unpaid each year. In fact, $1.9 billion between 2012 and 2018 in just three states
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The true costs are higher than estimates presented in our study because our project did not quantify many costs of imposing, collecting, & enforcing criminal fees & fines. No one fully tracks these costs, a task complicated in that they are spread across agencies & levels of go
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Please check out our report & some of its recommendations such as (1) states & localities should pass legislation to eliminate court-imposed fees; (2) states should institute a sliding scale for assessing fines based on individuals’ ability to pay
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(3) courts should stop jailing for failure to pay; (4) states should eliminate driver’s license suspension for nonpayment of criminal fees & fines; (5) states should pass laws purging old balances that are unlikely to be paid but continue to complicate the lives of millions
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Downloaded. Saved. Will incorporate into stock appellate argument contesting fees and fines. With appropriate citation of course.
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