Lafayette, Indiana attorney Brett Gibson defends clients aggressively when petitions to revoke probation are filed. A petition to revoke probation can be filed when a defendant fails to timely pay court costs, fees and restitution. It is a defense to a petition to revoke probation for failure to pay court ordered fees, that the person had an inability to pay.
A petition to execute sentence can be filed when community corrections fees are not current. Community corrections fees refers to any of work release, house arrest, or day reporting. A person can be rejected by community corrections for failure to pay fees, because community corrections is an alternative to executed time served in jail or prison.
If a petition to revoke probation is filed against you based on failure to pay fees, it is important to contact an experienced Lafayette, Indiana criminal attorney immediately. You may have a defense that the failure to pay was not voluntary. If a rejection from community corrections results from failure to pay fees, you do not have a legal right to return to community corrections and should make all efforts to pay any outstanding fees prior to requesting a hearing.