Title 46 — Criminal Justice
42 chapters · 423 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 46.2101 Felonies
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(a) A person who has been convicted of a class C or D felony may be sentenced: (1) to pay a fine not exceeding $5,000; or (2) if the offender has gained money or property through the commission of the crime, to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding 2 times amount of th…
A.S.C.A. § 46.2102 Misdemeanors and infractions
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(a) Except as otherwise provided for an offense outside this part, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or infraction may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding: (1) $1,000 for a class A misdemeanor; (2) $500 for a class B misdemeanor: (3) $300 for a class C misdeme…
A.S.C.A. § 46.2103 Fines for corporations
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(a) A sentence to pay a fine, when imposed on a corporation for an offense defined in this title or for any offense defined outside this title for which no special corporate fine is specified, shall be a sentence to pay an a-mount, fixed by the court, not exceeding: (1) $10,000 w…
A.S.C.A. § 46.2104 Fine to be proportioned to burden of payment
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(a) In determining the amount and the method of payment of a fine, the court shall, insofar as practicable, proportion the fine to the burden that payment will impose in view of the financial resources of a defendant. The court may not sentence an offender to pay a fine in any am…
A.S.C.A. § 46.2105 Nonpayment-Warrant of arrest or summons
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(a) When an offender sentenced to pay a fine defaults in the payment of the fine or in any installment, the court upon motion of the Attorney General or upon its own motion, may require him to show cause why he should not be imprisoned for nonpayment. The court may issue a warran…
A.S.C.A. § 46.2106 Default by corporation
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When a fine is imposed on a corporation it is the duty of the person or persons authorized to make disbursement of the assets of the corporation and their superiors to pay the fine from the assets of the corporation. The failure of those persons to do so shall render them subject…
A.S.C.A. § 46.2107 Means of collection upon default
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Upon default in the payment of a fine or any installment thereof, the fine may be collected by any means authorized for the enforcement of money judgments. History: 1979, PL 16-43 § 2.
A.S.C.A. § 46.2108 Revocation of a fine
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A defendant who has been sentenced to pay a fine may at any time petition the sentencing court for a revocation of a fine or any unpaid portion of it. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the circumstances which warranted the imposition of the fine no longer exist …