HB 2825 - DIGEST

Provides that, in sentencing any person convicted of malicious mischief, the judge shall also order the defendant or, if the defendant is a minor, the defendant's parents to pay restitution in an amount sufficient to fully compensate the victim for damages. Payment must be made by the person ordered to pay restitution: (1) Immediately if the person is employed;

(2) By writ of garnishment if the employed person is not able to pay immediately; and

(3) Under a mandatory payment plan if the person is neither employed nor able to pay immediately.