Opinion ID: 2637755
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: fine and financial resources

Text: Next, Copes argues the district court erred by imposing the statutorily mandated fine of $2,500, pursuant to K.S.A.2009 Supp. 8-1567(g)(1), for a fourth DUI conviction without first considering her financial resources and the burden its payment will impose. She bases this argument on the language in K.S.A. 21-4607(3), which provides that the district court, when determining the amount and method of payment of a fine,  shall take into account the financial resources of the defendant and the nature of the burden that its payment will impose. (Emphasis added.) The State argues that K.S.A. 21-4607(3) does not apply because K.S.A.2009 Supp. 8-1567(g)(1), a specific statute, controls and provides that upon being convicted of a fourth or subsequent DUI conviction, a person shall be fined $2,500.