Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5276-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

1-A.__Convicted persons.__An agency of the State, including any court, shall notify in writing the assessor and supply information necessary to identify any person convicted of the crime of murder or a Class A, B or C crime whose refund is sought to be set off for an amount that reflects restitution ordered by any court in this State.__The assessor, upon notification, shall assist the agency by setting off that amount against a refund to which that person is entitled under this Part.

Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5276-A, sub-§7, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 564, is amended to read:

B. Fines owed to any of the courts and restitution ordered by any of the courts; and

SUMMARY

This bill allows the State to request a setoff against income tax refunds for a person convicted of murder or a Class A, B or C crime to fulfill restitution ordered by a court.