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restitution pursuant to a joint and several order may, after the
full amount of restitution has been collected and disbursed to the
victim, continue to collect payments from an offender who has not
paid an equal share of the restitution and may disburse the money
collected to any other offender who has paid more than an equal
share of the restitution.

 
Sec. 4. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt.
F, §37, is further amended to read:

 
C. If the officer has probable cause to believe that a
person under the supervision of the department has violated
a condition of that person's probation or parole or
intensive supervision, the officer may arrest that person.;

 
Sec. 5. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§3, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt.
F, §40, is amended to read:

 
E. Supervise the transition from institutional confinement
for persons residing in a prerelease center if the
commissioner directs.; and

 
Sec. 6. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §6, is
amended to read:

 
4. Records and reports. Keep records of each case and make
reports as required; and.

 
Sec. 7. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 27, is
repealed.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill clarifies the obligation of offenders by requiring
the court to be clearer when ordering restitution and, in cases
of joint and several restitution orders, by giving the department
and the district attorneys the ability to continue to collect
from offenders and distribute money back to offenders. The bill
requires that supervision fees be ordered only once for
concurrent crimes. Finally, the bill clarifies issues regarding
disbursement of fines to the courts.


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