41-2826. Department of juvenile corrections
restitution fund; report
A. The department of juvenile corrections restitution fund is established
for the payment of restitution and monetary assessments by youths who are ordered to pay
restitution or monetary assessments and who are financially unable to pay or who are
otherwise unable to be employed to earn money to pay restitution or monetary assessments
and who are working in the committed youth work program prescribed by section 41-2822 or
the community work program established by section 41-2825. The fund consists of federal,
state and local appropriations, monies distributed to the fund pursuant to section
41-2828 and grants, gifts, devises and donations from any public or private source. The
fund shall be used to pay a youth for the youth's work in the committed youth work
program prescribed by section 41-2822 and to provide monies for the community work
program established by section 41-2825.
B. The director may direct the payment of monies from the fund to the victim or the
court for community restitution activities the youth does to pay restitution or monetary
assessments that were ordered by the juvenile court or that the youth agreed to pay as
part of a community work program administered by the department. If a youth performs
community restitution pursuant to this subsection, the entity providing the work shall
supervise the youth's work. The youth shall be credited for each hour worked at an hourly
rate set by the director.
C. As monies are available, the department shall pay from the fund youths who
perform work or community restitution activities for restitution and monetary assessments
purposes.
D. The department may expend, for the payment of administrative costs and expenses,
an amount not greater than ten per cent of the fund balance as of the end of the
preceding fiscal year.
E. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the
provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
F. On or before August 15 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the
joint legislative budget committee detailing all revenues received by and expenditures
made from the fund during the most recent fiscal year.
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