Incarcerated defendant; waiver of payment of interest on fines and costs accrued. (SB126)
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Description
Waiver of payment of interest on fines and costs; incarcerated defendant. Provides for the purging of interest on fines and costs for an incarcerated defendant when such fines and costs have accrued on cases other than the one for which the defendant is incarcerated. Current law provides for the interest waiver only for the case for which the defendant is incarcerated. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
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Comments
This is a good bill. If a person is incarcerated, often, no wages are earned. Continuing to charge someone whom is unable to pay seems unjust in itself. It creates a debtor's prison when the person is later further penalized when the incarceration ends. The court require a minimum monthly payment. How can a felon quickly find a job to meet the payments? If the payments aren't made, it is held against them for probation violations. The present system is definitely a catch-22.