By Mr. Creedon, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 851) of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation
to permit independent enforcement of restitution orders in
criminal cases. The Judiciary. |
By Mr. Creedon, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 851) of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation
to permit independent enforcement of restitution orders in
criminal cases. The Judiciary. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 92 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
Any order of restitution in a criminal case that has not been satisfied or revoked, whether or not originally imposed as a condition of probation, shall in the court’s discretion be separately enforceable pursuant to section 1 of chapter 279 even after the defendant has been discharged from probation or after the defendant’s probation has been revoked and the defendant committed.
