§ 14-1-32.1 - Juvenile victim restitution program.
SECTION 14-1-32.1
§ 14-1-32.1 Juvenile victim restitutionprogram. – (a) If a judge of the family court finds that a child is delinquent, wayward,or otherwise within the provisions of this chapter, and places the child onprobation, he or she shall, where appropriate, require the child to compensatethe victim for losses due to the act of the child, and the child shall makerestitution in a reasonable amount within a reasonable period of time and inaccordance with that payment schedule established by the judge from fundsearned by the child pursuant to employment engaged in by the child. Therestitution shall be made under the direction of a probation counselor incooperation with the administrator of the juvenile victim restitution programwithin the family court.
(b) If the child is not employed, the probation counselor, incooperation with the restitution program administrator or a member of his orher staff, shall make a reasonable effort to find private or other publicemployment for the child. However, if the child does not have employment aftera reasonable time and private or other public employment is not obtained,despite the efforts of the restitution program staff, the child shall, whereappropriate, be directed by the court to perform work in some type of communityrestitution and with arrangements for compensation pursuant to §14-1-32.2. If parents make monetary restitution, the child may still be orderedto perform community restitution without compensation.
(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the employer ofa juvenile hired pursuant to the provisions of this section shall receive acredit of ten percent (10%) of the amount of wages paid to the juvenileannually against the state income tax owed by the employer, provided the creditshall not exceed the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) annually.