Upon any conviction for a crime, if the convict fails to pay any fine lawfully imposed, he shall be committed to a community correctional center until such fine is paid.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-63
Commitment for failure to pay fine
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Pueschel v. Leuba (1974)
Most recently applied in Pueschel v. Leuba (October 1974)
(1949 Rev., S. 3051; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 17; 1969, P.A. 297.) History: 1963 act deleted provision that sentences to jail and workhouse be interchangeable, the term “workhouse” ha…
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