§1808. Community reparations boards

1.  Persons required to appear before board.   If the court imposes a sentencing alternative that includes a period of probation, the court shall require as a condition of probation that the person appear before a community reparations board, referred to in this section as "the board," and abide by any requirement imposed by the board if:

A. The person has been sentenced to a suspended term of imprisonment with probation or a split sentence of imprisonment with probation the initial portion of which must be served in a county jail under section 1805;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

B. The person has not been convicted of a crime under chapter 11 or a crime of domestic violence;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

C. The Department of Corrections recommends that appearance before the board be required; and   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

D. The court finds no circumstance that makes appearance inappropriate.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

2.  Duties of person required to appear before board.   A person required to appear before a community reparations board shall:

A. Cooperate with the preparation of the intake report to be submitted to the board;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

B. Appear before the board as directed by the person's probation officer; and   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

C. Cooperate with the board.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

3.  Powers of board.   The powers of a community reparations board are limited to requiring the person to:

A. Pay restitution in accordance with chapter 69;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

B. Perform community service;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

C. Complete a prescribed course of counseling or education;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

D. Refrain from frequenting specified places or consorting with specified persons;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

E. Comply with reparative sanctions other than restitution, including, but not limited to, writing an apology to the victim and fulfilling crime-impact education measures; and   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

F. Report to the board regarding compliance with the requirements of this subsection.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

4.  Time limit on requirement imposed by board.   A requirement imposed by a community reparations board may not extend longer than 6 months, except the requirement to pay restitution.

[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

5.  Violation.   A person who fails to abide by the requirements of this section commits a violation of probation.

[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).