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IN SB0518
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Frank Mrvan
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AI Summary
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Requires governmental entities that are beneficiaries of criminal or juvenile restitution orders to file annual payment status reports with courts and the state board of accounts.
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Payment status reports must include the restitution order copy, original amount ordered, unpaid balance, debtor name, recipient entity, compliance status, and any arrearage amounts.
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State board of accounts must review restitution order status during audits of governmental entities that are restitution beneficiaries.
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Attorney general may bring collection actions for state restitution orders more than one year in arrears, and prosecuting attorneys may do the same for political subdivision orders, with authority to retain up to 20% of recovered amounts for expenses.
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Courts may issue contempt orders or take other judicial actions if debtors fail to comply with restitution orders, based on payment status reports filed by beneficiary entities.
Legislative Description
Annual review of unpaid restitution orders. Requires a governmental entity that is the beneficiary of a criminal or juvenile restitution order issued by a state or federal court to file annually with the court and with the state board of accounts a payment status report. Provides that the payment status report must include information on the status of the restitution order, including, if applicable, information concerning any arrearage. Requires the state board of accounts to review the status of a restitution order if it conducts an audit of a governmental entity that is the beneficiary of the restitution order. Grants
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2015