Ohio Revised Code 2947.14: Hearing on ability to pay fine
This statute details the procedural protections owed to defendants in instances of nonpayment of fines and fees. It also establishes explicit limits for nonpayment incarceration.
Debtors' Prisons
Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure: Rule 26.11: Fines and restitution.
This rule guides Alabama courts' decision-making processes for ordering restitution and fines, including for failure to pay.
Bearden v. Georgia
In Bearden v. Georgia, the Supreme Court held that courts may only revoke probation and/or sentence the defendant to imprisonment if the defendant willfully refused to pay.