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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-30-2-5

  • 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.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
   Sec. 5. If any part of an order of restitution remains unpaid at the time a child is released by the department of correction, the court may reinstate jurisdiction over the child and place the child under the supervision of the probation department until the restitution order is satisfied.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-2-3(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.13.