Compromiso por falta de pago de multas y costos judiciales

Explicación Simple

Si alguien no paga una multa que le impusieron, puede ser enviado a la cárcel hasta que pague. También puede trabajar para reducir lo que debe mientras está en prisión.

Es como cuando debes dinero por un videojuego. Si no pagas, te quitan el juego hasta que lo saldes, pero puedes hacer tareas para conseguir el dinero más rápido.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan recibió una multa de $500 por mal estacionamiento y no paga en cinco días. El juez puede ordenar que lo lleven a la cárcel hasta que pague o que trabaje para disminuir su deuda mientras está allí.

Penalidades

Si no pagas, puedes ser encarcelado hasta que saldes la deuda o trabajes para reducirla.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 10.82.030 - Commitment for failure to pay fine and costs -- Execution against defendant's property -- Reduction by payment, labor, or confinement If any person ordered into custody until the fine and costs adjudged against him be paid shall not, within five days, pay, or cause the payment of the same to be made, the clerk of the court shall issue a warrant to the sheriff commanding him to imprison such defendant in the county jail until the amount of such fine and costs owing are paid. Execution may at any time issue against the property of the defendant for that portion of such fine and costs not reduced by the application of this section. The amount of such fine and costs owing shall be the whole of such fine and costs reduced by the amount of any portion thereof paid, and an amount established by the county legislative authority for every day the defendant performs labor as provided in RCW 10.82.040, and a lesser amount established by the county legislative authority for every day the defendant does not perform such labor while imprisoned. RCW 10.82.040 - Commitment for failure to pay fine and costs -- Reduction of amount by performance of labor When a defendant is committed to jail, on failure to pay any fines and costs, he shall, under the supervision of the county sheriff and subject to the terms of any ordinances adopted by the county commissioners, be permitted to perform labor to reduce the amount owing of the fine and costs.