Restitution; require first monies collected by court from defendant to be allocated to.

Summary

The bill requires that any money a court collects from a criminal defendant be applied first to restitution owed to the victim, then to court costs, assessments, and finally to fines or penalties. It also tells courts to consider a defendant’s future ability to pay when ordering restitution and removes a rule that marshal fees must be paid from the first proceeds. The measure failed to pass and died in committee.

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