Someone who was ordered to pay a fine as part of their sentence can ask the court to cancel that fine. If the court agrees that things have changed since the fine was given, or that it would be unfair to make the person keep paying, the court can cancel all or part of what is still owed, or change how it gets paid.
558.008. of a . — A who has been sentenced to pay a fine may at any time the for a revocation of a fine or any unpaid portion thereof. If it appears to the of the court that the circumstances which warranted the of the fine no longer exist or that it would otherwise be unjust to require payment of the fine, the court may the fine or the unpaid portion in whole or in part or may the method of payment.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 560.036; Effective 1-01-17
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