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Sec. 43.23.048. Restorative justice account.

AK Stat § 43.23.048 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The restorative justice account is created as a separate account in the dividend fund. The commissioner shall transfer from the dividend fund to the restorative justice account each fiscal year an amount equal to the amount that would have been paid during the previous fiscal year to individuals who were ineligible to receive dividends under AS 43.23.005(d) if they had been eligible.

(b) The legislature may appropriate amounts from the account to the following recipients in the priority order and percentages listed:

(1) 10 to 13 percent to the crime victim compensation fund established under AS 18.67.162 for payments to crime victims and for operating costs of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board;

(2) two to six percent to the office of victims' rights for payments to crime victims as provided in AS 24.65.105 and for operating costs of the office of victims' rights;

(3) one to three percent to nonprofit organizations to provide grants for services for crime victims and domestic violence and sexual assault programs;

(4) one to three percent to nonprofit organizations to provide grants for mental health services and substance abuse treatment for offenders; and

(5) 79 to 88 percent to the Department of Corrections for costs related to incarceration or probation.

(c) A person who is subject to an order of restitution all or part of which is paid under this section shall reimburse the state for the amount paid by the state. The state may enforce payment of reimbursement under this subsection as if the reimbursement were a civil judgment enforceable by execution.

(d) The legislature may appropriate money received under (c) of this section to the restorative justice account.

(e) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund.

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Sec. 43.23.048. Restorative justice account.