Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 9. SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME

Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana

Effect Of Award On Probation And Parole Of Offender

53-9-133. (Temporary) Effect of award on probation and parole of offender. (1) When placing any convicted person on probation, the court may set as a condition of probation the payment to the state of an amount equal to any benefits paid by the office to a victim or a victim's dependents. The court may set a repayment schedule and modify it as circumstances change.

(2) Payment of the debt may be made a condition of parole subject to modification based on a change in circumstances.

(3) Funds received by the crime victims compensation and assistance program must be deposited in the account established in 53-9-113. (Terminates June 30, 2027--secs. 1, 2, 3, Ch. 139, L. 2021.)

53-9-133. (Effective July 1, 2027) Effect of award on probation and parole of offender. (1) When placing any convicted person on probation, the court may set as a condition of probation the payment to the state of an amount equal to any benefits paid by the office to a victim or a victim's dependents. The court may set a repayment schedule and modify it as circumstances change.

(2) Payment of the debt may be made a condition of parole subject to modification based on a change in circumstances.

History: En. 71-2621 by Sec. 21, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2621; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 124, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 374, L. 2009.