HB 2039-S - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/12/98)

     Provides that the community restoration fee is created making a person incarcerated at a municipal, county, or state facility, by virtue of a court decree, liable for costs incurred for the incarceration.

     Provides that demand for payment must be given to the inmate at the time of release from confinement, with a reasonable date set for restitution to be made.

     Applies only to those inmates with an ability to pay.

     Declares that failure to pay the amount demanded or failure to adhere to payment arrangements will constitute a civil infraction.