# D.C. Code § 24-201.04: Commutation of fine

> District of Columbia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.04

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 24-201.04
- **Heading:** Commutation of fine
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.04

## Text

In all cases in the District of Columbia where a defendant is sent to jail or to the Workhouse in default of the payment of a fine he shall be released upon the payment of the balance of the fine due by him after crediting thereon as paid an amount equal to the proportion the time thus served by him in the Jail or Workhouse bears to the whole time he was to serve under the sentence.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 24-201.01 § 24-201.01. Place of imprisonment; cumulative sentences; jurisdiction of prosecutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.02 § 24-201.02. Imprisonment for more than 1 year; jurisdiction over Reformatory prisoners; transfer from penitentiary to Reformatory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.03 § 24-201.03. Transfer from Jail to Workhouse.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.03.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.04 § 24-201.04. Commutation of fine.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.04.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.05 § 24-201.05. Good conduct deduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.05.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.06 § 24-201.06. Release in District.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.06.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.07 § 24-201.07. Jail and Washington Asylum combined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.07.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.08 § 24-201.08. Commitments to Washington Asylum and Jail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.08.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.09 § 24-201.09. Board of Public Welfare to have exclusive management and control of Workhouse, Reformatory, and Washington Asylum and Jail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.09.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.10 § 24-201.10. Detention of United States prisoners in Washington Asylum and Jail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.10.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.11 § 24-201.11. Appointment and supervision of prison personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.11.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.12 § 24-201.12. Employment of prisoners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.12.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.13 § 24-201.13. Commitment by Marshal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.13.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-201.14 § 24-201.14. Delivery of prisoners to Marshal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C2_S24-201.14.md)

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