Section 559.105

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 559

Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 3 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  559.105.  Restitution may be ordered for tampering and stealing offenses — limitation on release from probation. — 1. Any person who has been found guilty of or has pled guilty to a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 569.080 or paragraph (a) of subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of section 570.030 may be ordered by the court to make restitution to the victim for the victim's losses due to such offense. Restitution pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

  (1) A victim's reasonable expenses to participate in the prosecution of the crime;

  (2) A victim's payment for any repairs or replacement of the motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft; and

  (3) A victim's costs associated with towing or storage fees for the motor vehicle caused by the acts of the defendant.

  2. No person ordered by the court to pay restitution pursuant to this section shall be released from probation until such restitution is complete. If full restitution is not made within the original term of probation, the court shall order the maximum term of probation allowed for such offense.

  3. Any person eligible to be released on parole for a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 569.080 or paragraph (a) of subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of section 570.030 may be required, as a condition of parole, to make restitution pursuant to this section. The board of probation and parole shall not release any person from any term of parole for such offense until the person has completed such restitution, or until the maximum term of parole for such offense has been served.

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(L. 2005 H.B. 353)