Opinion ID: 2084031
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Heading: The Ten Thousand Dollar Fines

Text: Lock argues that the trial court erred in imposing $10,000 fines on each count because of her status as an indigent. When a fine is imposed upon an indigent, the trial court must expressly state that the defendant shall not be imprisoned for failing to pay the fine. Whitehead v. State (1987), Ind., 511 N.E.2d 284, 296. The trial court did not so expressly state in its sentencing order. Pursuant to Whitehead, we hold that this matter should be remanded to the trial court to amend its sentencing order to state that Lock shall not be imprisoned for failing to pay the fines assessed. For all of the above reasons, we affirm the convictions but remand to the trial court for the purpose of the trial court's amending its sentencing order to state that the defendant shall not be imprisoned for failing to pay the fines assessed. SHEPARD, C.J., and DeBRULER, GIVAN and DICKSON, JJ., concur.