Article 420

Question 1

CPL 420.20

Generally, unless court finds undue hardship, it may direct that a defendant be imprisoned for a maximum of __ days until he pays mandatory surcharge, sex offender registration fee or DNA databank fee. In certain case, court may waive fees

Answer 1

15

CPL 420.20

Question 2

CPL 420.10

Failure to pay a fine for a misd.: additional sentence is up to ________

Answer 2

1/3 authorized sentence

Question 3

CPL 420.10

Failure to pay a fine for a petty offense: additional sentence is up to _________.

Answer 3

15 days

Question 4

Where sentence of imprisonment as well as fine, restitution or preparation is imposed, aggregate of the period and the term of the sentence may not exceed _________.

Answer 4

maximum authorized term of prison

CPL 420.10

Question 5

A corporation must pay its fine (when)?

Answer 5

at the time of sentencing

CPL 420.20

Question 6

If corporation does not pay its fine, fine may be collected in like manner as _______

Answer 6

a civil judgment

CPL 420.20

Question 7

CPL 420.10
Failure to pay a fine for a felony: additional sentence is up to ________.

Answer 7

1 year

CPL 420.10

Question 8

Generally, unless court finds undue hardship, it may direct that a defendant be imprisoned for a maximum of \_\_\_ days until he pays mandatory surcharge, sex offender registration fee or DNA databank fee. In certain cases, court may waive fees
A. 5
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15

Answer 8

D. 15

CPL 420.20

Question 9

Where a sentence of imprisonment as well as a fine, restitution or reparation is imposed, the aggregate period and the term of the sentence may not exceed
A. 1 year
B. maximum term of imprisonment
C. 5 years
D. none of the above

Answer 9

B. maximum term of imprisonment

CPL 420.10

Question 10

A fine, restitution, or reparation imposed upon a corporation must be paid
A. at time of sentence is imposed
B. within 30 days after imposition of fine
C. within one year after imposition of fine
D. within 45 days of imposition of the fine

Answer 10

A. at time of sentence is imposed

CPL 420.20

Question 11

Which of the following is not correct? Maximum imprisonment for non-payment of a court imposed fine is
A.felony 1-year
B. petty offense-15 days
C. misd.- 1/3/ maximum authorized sentence
D. violation- 30 days

Answer 11

D. violation- 30 days

CPL 420.10

Question 12

If a defendant does not pay a court imposed fine, additional imprisonment
1. for a petty offense is up to 15 days
2. for a misd. is up to one third of maximum authorized sentence
3. for a felony is up to 2 years
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. only 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 and 2

Answer 12

D. 1 and 2

CPL 420.10