Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2012 – Restitution deducted from judgment in civil action
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2012
- Offender: means an individual or an organization convicted of a crime. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2002
- Restitution: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2002Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Victim: means a government that suffers economic loss or a person who suffers personal injury, death or economic loss as a result of a crime or the good faith effort of any person to prevent a crime. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2002
Any restitution ordered and paid must be deducted from the amount of any judgment awarded in a civil action brought by the victim against the offender based on the same facts. If the restitution ordered and made was work restitution, the reasonable value of the services may be deducted from any such judgment. [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).