HB 2078 - DIGEST

Provides that the restitution portion of a financial obligation imposed in a judgment bears interest at the rate applicable to civil judgments and commences as follows: (1) For a judgment entered before the effective date of this act, interest commences at the date of the judgment;

(2) For a judgment entered on or after the effective date of this act, interest commences and accrues retroactively from the date the crime was committed.

Declares that this act is remedial in nature and has retroactive effect to carry out its purposes.