Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.

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Plain-English Summary

Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. Requires a court to establish a program and allow any person upon whom a fine and costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by earning credits for the performance of (i) community service work performed before or after imprisonment or (ii) work performed while incarcerated, defined in the bill as any work done on or after July 1, 2023, by a person confined in any local, re…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

Who it affects

Formerly incarcerated or family of

Can discharge all or part of fines and costs by earning credits for community service work performed before or after imprisonment.

Formerly incarcerated or family of

Can discharge all or part of fines and costs by earning credits for work performed while incarcerated.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis

Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Can discharge all or part of fines and costs by earning credits for community service work performed before or after imprisonment.
“Requires a court to establish a program and allow any person upon whom a fine and costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by earning credits for the performance of (i) community service work performed before or after imprisonment”· Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.
Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Can discharge all or part of fines and costs by earning credits for work performed while incarcerated.
“or (ii) work performed while incarcerated, defined in the bill as any work done on or after July 1, 2023, by a person confined in any local, re…”· Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.

What the Bill Does

Courts must establish programs allowing individuals to discharge fines and costs through community service.
Community service can be performed either before or after imprisonment.
Individuals can also earn credits for work performed while incarcerated, starting from July 1, 2023.

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