A. A community work program is established under the jurisdiction of the department.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-2825

  • Department: means the department of juvenile corrections. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
  • Director: means the director of the department of juvenile corrections. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • youth: means a person who has been committed according to law to the department of juvenile corrections for supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education and who is either:

    (a) At least fourteen years of age and under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 41-2801

B. The director may place a person granted conditional liberty in the community work program under the direction of the department.

C. The community work program shall involve community restitution programs, including graffiti abatement, park maintenance and other community restitution activities.

D. The department may credit a youth for community restitution pursuant to section 41-2826 at a rate deemed reasonable by the director. Monies credited to the youth under this subsection may only be used to satisfy restitution or court ordered monetary assessments.