291C-171.5

Collection of fines and costs

[§291C-171.5] Collection of fines and costs. (a) Unless discharged by payment or service of imprisonment in default of a fine, a fine may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.

(b) Costs may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action, but shall not be deemed part of the penalty, and no person shall be imprisoned under this section in default of payment of costs.

© The state attorney general may institute proceedings to collect the fine, and costs, including interest and attorney’s fees, as a civil judgment in the court of appropriate jurisdiction. [L 1996, c 137, §1]