ND SB2068

Courts may order restitution judgments to be docketed as civil judgments after providing 30 days' written notice to the victim's last known address.

Docketed restitution judgments have the same effect as civil judgments, including imposing liens on the defendant's real property and being enforceable by execution.

Courts have up to 10 years from the date of judgment entry to order docketing of judgments that impose fines, require restitution or reparation, or assess costs.

The court may direct a judgment be entered in favor of the person to whom restitution or reparation is ordered, allowing that person to enforce it as a civil judgment.

Restitution must include payment to property owners for decontamination costs from methamphetamine manufacturing and may include professional services costs for physical, psychiatric, and psychological care related to the offense.