(1) Restitution to a named victim, if there is a named victim, shall be ordered in a manner consistent, insofar as possible, with the provisions of this section and KRS
439.563, 532.033, 533.020, and 533.030 in addition to any other part of the penalty for any offense under this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not be subject to suspension or nonimposition.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 532.032

  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Restitution: means any form of compensation paid by a convicted person to a victim for counseling, medical expenses, lost wages due to injury, or property damage and other expenses suffered by a victim because of a criminal act. See Kentucky Statutes 532.350

(2) If pretrial diversion is granted, restitution shall be a part of the diversion agreement. (3) If probation, shock probation, conditional discharge, or other alternative sentence is
granted, restitution shall be a condition of the sentence.
(4) If a person is sentenced to incarceration and paroled, restitution shall be made a condition of parole.
(5) Restitution payments ordered under this section shall be paid by the defendant to the clerk or a court-authorized program run by the county attorney or the Commonwealth’s attorney of the county.
Effective: August 1, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 30, effective August 1, 2002. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 45, effective July 15, 1998.