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77-38a-202. Restitution determination -- Prosecution duties and responsibilities.
(1) At the time of entry of a conviction or entry of any plea disposition of a felony orclass A misdemeanor, the attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or districtattorney shall provide to the district court:
(a) the names of all victims, including third parties, asserting claims for restitution;
(b) the actual or estimated amount of restitution determined at that time; and
(c) whether or not the defendant has agreed to pay the restitution specified as part of theplea disposition.
(2) In computing actual or estimated restitution, the attorney general, county attorney,municipal attorney, or district attorney shall:
(a) use the criteria set forth in Section 77-38a-302 for establishing restitution amounts;and
(b) in cases involving multiple victims, incorporate into any conviction or pleadisposition all claims for restitution arising out of the investigation for which the defendant ischarged.
(3) If charges are not to be prosecuted as part of a plea disposition, restitution claimsfrom victims of those crimes shall also be provided to the court.
(4) (a) The attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or district attorney maybe authorized by the appropriate public treasurer to deposit restitution collected on behalf ofcrime victims into an interest bearing account in accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, StateMoney Management Act, pending distribution of the funds.
(b) In the event restitution funds are deposited in an interest bearing account as providedunder Subsection (4)(a), the attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or districtattorney shall:
(i) distribute any interest that accrues in the account to each crime victim on a pro ratabasis; and
(ii) if all crime victims have been made whole and funds remain, distribute anyremaining funds to the state Division of Finance for deposit to the Office of Crime VictimsReparations.
(c) This section does not prevent an independent judicial authority from collecting,holding, and distributing restitution.

Amended by Chapter 91, 2009 General Session

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Utah > Title-77 > Chapter-38a > 77-38a-202

77-38a-202. Restitution determination -- Prosecution duties and responsibilities.
(1) At the time of entry of a conviction or entry of any plea disposition of a felony orclass A misdemeanor, the attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or districtattorney shall provide to the district court:
(a) the names of all victims, including third parties, asserting claims for restitution;
(b) the actual or estimated amount of restitution determined at that time; and
(c) whether or not the defendant has agreed to pay the restitution specified as part of theplea disposition.
(2) In computing actual or estimated restitution, the attorney general, county attorney,municipal attorney, or district attorney shall:
(a) use the criteria set forth in Section 77-38a-302 for establishing restitution amounts;and
(b) in cases involving multiple victims, incorporate into any conviction or pleadisposition all claims for restitution arising out of the investigation for which the defendant ischarged.
(3) If charges are not to be prosecuted as part of a plea disposition, restitution claimsfrom victims of those crimes shall also be provided to the court.
(4) (a) The attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or district attorney maybe authorized by the appropriate public treasurer to deposit restitution collected on behalf ofcrime victims into an interest bearing account in accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, StateMoney Management Act, pending distribution of the funds.
(b) In the event restitution funds are deposited in an interest bearing account as providedunder Subsection (4)(a), the attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or districtattorney shall:
(i) distribute any interest that accrues in the account to each crime victim on a pro ratabasis; and
(ii) if all crime victims have been made whole and funds remain, distribute anyremaining funds to the state Division of Finance for deposit to the Office of Crime VictimsReparations.
(c) This section does not prevent an independent judicial authority from collecting,holding, and distributing restitution.

Amended by Chapter 91, 2009 General Session


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Utah > Title-77 > Chapter-38a > 77-38a-202

77-38a-202. Restitution determination -- Prosecution duties and responsibilities.
(1) At the time of entry of a conviction or entry of any plea disposition of a felony orclass A misdemeanor, the attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or districtattorney shall provide to the district court:
(a) the names of all victims, including third parties, asserting claims for restitution;
(b) the actual or estimated amount of restitution determined at that time; and
(c) whether or not the defendant has agreed to pay the restitution specified as part of theplea disposition.
(2) In computing actual or estimated restitution, the attorney general, county attorney,municipal attorney, or district attorney shall:
(a) use the criteria set forth in Section 77-38a-302 for establishing restitution amounts;and
(b) in cases involving multiple victims, incorporate into any conviction or pleadisposition all claims for restitution arising out of the investigation for which the defendant ischarged.
(3) If charges are not to be prosecuted as part of a plea disposition, restitution claimsfrom victims of those crimes shall also be provided to the court.
(4) (a) The attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or district attorney maybe authorized by the appropriate public treasurer to deposit restitution collected on behalf ofcrime victims into an interest bearing account in accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, StateMoney Management Act, pending distribution of the funds.
(b) In the event restitution funds are deposited in an interest bearing account as providedunder Subsection (4)(a), the attorney general, county attorney, municipal attorney, or districtattorney shall:
(i) distribute any interest that accrues in the account to each crime victim on a pro ratabasis; and
(ii) if all crime victims have been made whole and funds remain, distribute anyremaining funds to the state Division of Finance for deposit to the Office of Crime VictimsReparations.
(c) This section does not prevent an independent judicial authority from collecting,holding, and distributing restitution.

Amended by Chapter 91, 2009 General Session