Section 27.17 Control of Payment or Default in Payment

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Supp

B. (§27.17) Control of Payment or Default in Payment

After the court determines the amount of the fine that a defendant must pay, the court is required to consider the burden that the payment of the fine will place on the defendant’s financial resources. The court cannot sentence a defendant to pay a fine in such an amount that the defendant will not be able to make restitution or reparation to the victim of the offense. The court also must not sentence the defendant to pay a fine in addition to any other...