Wyoming § 7-11-504 Commitment until fine and costs paid

Wyoming Statutes

§ 7-11-504 — Commitment until fine and costs paid

Wyoming § 7-11-504

Title 07Criminal Procedure

Ch. 11TRIAL AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO

Art. 5VERDICT AND SENTENCE

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-504 (2026).

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If a defendant sentenced to pay a fine or costs defaults in
payment, the court may order the defendant to show cause why he
should not be committed to jail. If the court finds that the
defendant's default is willful or is due to a failure on
defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds
required for the payment and the court determines that the
defendant has an ability to pay or that a reasonable probability
exists that the defendant will have an ability to pay, the court
may order him committed until the fine or costs, or a specified
part thereof, is paid. The defendant shall be given a credit
for each day of imprisonment at the rate provided by W.S.
6-10-105, and may earn additional credits against his fine or
costs for work performed as provided by W.S. 7-16-101 throu

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If a defendant sentenced to pay a fine or costs defaults in
payment, the court may order the defendant to show cause why he
should not be committed to jail. If the court finds that the
defendant's default is willful or is due to a failure on
defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds
required for the payment and the court determines that the
defendant has an ability to pay or that a reasonable probability
exists that the defendant will have an ability to pay, the court
may order him committed until the fine or costs, or a specified
part thereof, is paid. The defendant shall be given a credit
for each day of imprisonment at the rate provided by W.S.
6-10-105, and may earn additional credits against his fine or
costs for work performed as provided by W.S. 7-16-101 through