MS SB2487

Requires courts to order defendants convicted of aggravated DUI (under Section 63-11-30(5)) to pay child support as restitution to the deceased victim's minor children until age 21.

Courts must determine reasonable child support amounts based on factors including the child's financial needs, surviving parent/guardian resources, standard of living, educational needs, and the deceased parent's wage-earning capacity.

Child support payments must be made to the court clerk as trustee for remittance to the surviving parent or guardian within 3 working days of receipt.

Defendants released from incarceration have up to one year to begin payments and may establish a payment plan for any arrearage that accrued during incarceration.

Child support payments continue until the full arrearage is paid regardless of the child's age, and any civil judgment obtained by the surviving parent or guardian shall offset the criminal restitution order.