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prisoner's gross weekly wages or other money generated to the
victim or the court until such time as full restitution has been
made or the fine is paid in full. The chief administrative officer
of the correctional facility where the prisoner is incarcerated
shall collect and disburse to the victim or victims that portion of
the prisoner's wages or other money generated agreed to as payment
of restitution. The chief administrative officer of the
correctional facility where the prisoner is incarcerated shall also
collect and disburse to the court that portion of the prisoner's
wages or other money generated agreed to as payment of fines after
the restitution is paid in full. If the victim or victims ordered
by the court to receive restitution cannot be located, the
correctional facility shall inform the court that ordered
restitution. The court shall determine the distribution of these
funds.

 
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1330, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 469, §3, is
further amended to read:

 
2. Payment of restitution or fines from other sources. A
prisoner, other than one addressed by subsection 1, who is able
to generate receives money, from whatever any source, shall pay
25% of that money to any victim or the court if the court has
ordered that restitution or a fine be paid. The chief
administrative officer of the correctional facility in which the
prisoner is incarcerated shall collect and disburse to the victim
or victims that portion of the prisoner's money ordered as
restitution. The chief administrative officer of the
correctional facility where the prisoner is incarcerated shall
also collect and disburse to the court that portion of the
prisoner's money ordered as fines after the restitution is paid
in full. If the victim or victims ordered by the court to
receive restitution can not be located, the correctional facility
shall inform the court that ordered restitution. The court shall
determine the distribution of these funds. Money received by the
prisoner and directly deposited into a telephone call account
established by the Department of Corrections for the sole purpose
of paying for use of the department's client telephone system is
not subject to this subsection, except that 25% of any money
received by the prisoner and transferred from the telephone call
account to the department's general client account at the time of
the prisoner's discharge or transfer to supervised community
confinement must be collected and disbursed as provided in this
subsection.

 
Sec. 4. 34-A MRSA §3032, sub-§5-A, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 197,
§2, is further amended to read:

 
A. Restitution may be imposed for the purpose of replacing or
repairing property destroyed or damaged by the prisoner


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