The Supreme Court will decide in its next term whether states face limits when it comes to the fees and fines they can impose on people, just like the federal government does, in a case that could radically change the way state and local governments mete out punishment.

The court agreed on Monday to hear the case Timbs v. Indiana, which raises the question of whether the 8th Amendment’s excessive fines clause, which provides protections against the federal government imposing excessive fees and fines, also applies to states.