Section 451.122. Victim Restitution Program

(a) The board shall approve and implement written policies and procedures for the Victim Restitution Program.

(b) The Victim Restitution Program policies and procedures shall include the following elements:

(1) The requirement that an offender pay a reasonable amount of restitution as determined by the court.

(2) The requirement that the amount of restitution be fixed by the court.

(3) The development, whenever feasible, of private sector or subsidized employment, or both, to enable indigent offenders to pay restitution.

(4) The development of a strategy to encourage payment of restitution.

(5) The establishment of a reporting system to collect individual offender and aggregate program data on restitution ordered and restitution collected.

(6) A drug testing capability for appropriate offenders.

(7) A monitoring component to ensure the offender’s compliance with conditions of the Victim Restitution Program.

(8) Policy and procedure for responding to major and minor violations of Victim Restitution Program conditions.

The provisions of this § 451.122 adopted September 27, 1991, effective September 28, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 4406; amended December 25, 1992, effective December 26, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 6112. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (160844).

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This section cited in 37 Pa. Code § 451.34 (relating to Prison Facilities Improvement Act funding qualification and Intermediate Punishment Sentencing Act authority or Intermediate Punishment Sentencing Act authority only).