| Chapter 208 |
| 2024 -- S 2115 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/17/2024 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- VICTIM'S RIGHTS |
Introduced By: Senators Murray, Pearson, Tikoian, LaMountain, Quezada, McKenney, Euer, Mack, and Miller |
| Date Introduced: January 12, 2024 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 12-28-5.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-28 entitled "Victim’s |
| Rights" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 12-28-5.1. Restitution. |
| When the court orders a defendant to make financial restitution to the victim of a crime of |
| which the defendant has been convicted or to which the defendant has pleaded guilty or nolo |
| contendere, a civil judgment shall automatically be entered by the trial court against the defendant |
| on behalf of the victim for that amount. If payment is not made by the defendant within the period |
| set by the court, the civil judgment for the amount of the restitution ordered, plus interest at the |
| statutory amount from the date of the offense, plus costs of suit, including reasonable attorney’s |
| fees, shall be enforceable by any and all means presently available in law for the collection of |
| delinquent judgments in civil cases generally. Any initial filing fees and service of process costs |
| associated with enforcing a civil judgement pursuant to this section shall be waived. Subsequent |
| filing fees and service of process costs may be waived at the discretion of the court. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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