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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | February 18, 2015 11:37 AM |
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| From: | Representative Maria P. Donatucci |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Restitution Task Force: Costs Incurred by Counties |
In the near future, I plan to reintroduce legislation – House Bill 2248 – that would ensure that the costs incurred by counties in their restitution collections enforcement activities are included as enumerated costs in Section 9728 of 42 Pa.C.S. (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), as recommended in the Restitution Task Force’s Final Report. Section 9728 governs the collection of restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines, and penalties from criminal offenders. However, since Section 9728 does not currently include costs associated with the collections enforcement activities undertaken by the county, my legislative proposal would incorporate those costs, including general operating expenses, into Section 9728 as statutorily authorized expenses, which must be paid by the offender. In 2011, the Office of Victim Advocate convened The Restitution in Pennsylvania Task Force to study and develop recommendations for improving the restitution process in Pennsylvania on both the state and local levels. The Restitution Task Force issued its Final Report in February 2014 with a series of administrative, operational, and legislative recommendations. One legislative recommendation evolved from the belief that counties would have more resources to fund their collections enforcement activities if the expenses they incurred were borne by offenders. Please join me in co-sponsoring this important legislation. |
Introduced as HB627