(1) If the hearing officer imposes restitution as a sanction, the amount of restitution owed shall be determined at the infraction hearing. However, the hearing officer may continue the hearing in order to secure additional evidence regarding restitution. If continued, the offender shall be present at the continued/reconvened hearing.

(2) The amount of restitution will be the replacement value of the item, the cost of repair, and/or the cost of any unnecessary expense caused by the offender's misconduct.

(3) The offender may appeal the amount of restitution within the time limits of this chapter. If under appeal, the amount of the restitution will be held in the offender's account, but funds will not be withdrawn/withheld until the superintendent has decided the appeal.

(4) Restitution funds may be collected in the following ways:

(a) The funds may be withdrawn from the offender's account to make restitution, provided the offender's account is not reduced to less than ten dollars; or

(b) Twenty percent of all funds being placed in the offender's account may be taken until the restitution is paid in full.