HI HB683

Requires courts to order defendants convicted of driving under the influence (DUII) who killed a parent of a minor child to pay child maintenance restitution to the victim's children until age 18 and high school graduation.

Court must determine reasonable child maintenance amount based on child's financial needs, resources, standard of living, educational needs, custody arrangements, and surviving parent's work-related childcare expenses.

Child maintenance payments must be made to court clerk as trustee for remittance to surviving parent or guardian within three working days of receipt.

Defendants incarcerated at time of sentencing have up to one year after release to begin payments; if arrearage remains unpaid when child support terminates, payments continue until fully satisfied.

Effective January 1, 2024; does not apply if surviving parent or guardian has already obtained a civil judgment against defendant, though any civil judgment obtained later shall offset the restitution order.