8-346. Restitution fund; restitution
contracts
A. The county board of supervisors shall establish a separate fund for the payment
of restitution in juvenile delinquency proceedings by juveniles who are ordered to pay
restitution and who are financially unable to pay or who are otherwise unable to be
employed to earn money to pay restitution. The fund consists of state and local
appropriations and grants, gifts, devises and donations from any public or private
source.
B. The county board of supervisors may apply to the internal revenue service for a
ruling that donations to the fund are tax deductible.
C. The county attorney or the court may direct the payment of monies from the fund
to the victim for unpaid charitable work done by the juvenile to pay restitution that was
ordered by the juvenile court or that the juvenile agreed to pay as part of a diversion
program administered by the county attorney or the juvenile court. If a juvenile
performs unpaid charitable work pursuant to this section, the agency providing the work
shall supervise the juvenile's work. The juvenile shall be credited for each hour worked
at an hourly rate set by the county attorney or the juvenile court.
D. If monies are available, the victim shall be paid from monies that are credited
to the juvenile for work performed.
E. The county attorney or the juvenile court shall not retain more than twenty per
cent of the money credited to the fund for the payment of administrative costs and
expenses.
F. The county attorney or the juvenile court may enter into contracts with this
state, any political subdivision of this state or private entities to provide appropriate
services by juveniles who are ordered to pay restitution by the juvenile court or who
have agreed to pay restitution as part of a diversion program that is administered by the
county attorney or the juvenile court.
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