Section 15-18-174 – Powers, Duties, Authority of Department.
Section 15-18-174 Powers, duties, authority of department. In addition to those otherwise provided by law, the department shall have the following powers, duties, and authority: (1) Monitor the community punishment and corrections program within the goals and mandates established herein. (2) Conduct statewide public education programs concerning the purposes and goals as established herein and […]
Section 15-18-175 – Eligibility; Exclusion; Sentencing.
Section 15-18-175 Eligibility; exclusion; sentencing. (a) An offender who meets one of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community under this article: (1) Persons who, without this option, would be incarcerated in a correctional institution or who are currently incarcerated in a correctional institution. (2) Persons who are convicted […]
Section 15-18-73 – Restitution by Corporation, Partnership, etc.; Default as Forfeiture of Right to Do Business.
Section 15-18-73 Restitution by corporation, partnership, etc.; default as forfeiture of right to do business. When an order of restitution is imposed upon a defendant which is a corporation, unincorporated association, partnership or other business entity, it shall be the duty of the person or persons authorized to make disbursements from the assets of such […]
Section 15-18-111 – Definitions.
Section 15-18-111 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Corrections. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections (3) STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. Any correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the department. (4) INMATE. […]
Section 15-18-143 – Employment Income Withholding Order – Generally.
Section 15-18-143 Employment income withholding order – Generally. (a)(1) Any provision of Section 8-5-21, or any other law of this state to the contrary, notwithstanding, and in addition to any other remedy which is or may be hereafter provided by law for the enforcement or collection of a restitution order, any original decree, judgment or […]
Section 15-18-74 – Supervision of Parolee’s Restitution.
Section 15-18-74 Supervision of parolee’s restitution. Whenever an offender in the custody of the Department of Corrections is paroled, the Board of Pardons and Paroles will inform him of the court’s imposition of restitution payments and the supervising parole officer will see that the schedule of payment of restitution is resumed and continued until paid […]
Section 15-18-112 – Extension of Limits of Confinement Authorized.
Section 15-18-112 Extension of limits of confinement authorized. In order to provide for the individual supervision and placement of an inmate in the community to obtain employment and place of residence in order to aid in the reintegration of the inmate into society, the department is authorized to adopt rules, regulations and policies permitting the […]
Section 15-18-144 – Employment Income Withholding Order – Assets of Defendant to Be Withheld or Attached.
Section 15-18-144 Employment income withholding order – Assets of defendant to be withheld or attached. (a) Any provision of any law of this state to the contrary notwithstanding and in addition to any other remedy which is or may be hereafter provided by law for the enforcement or collection of a restitution order, any decree, […]
Section 15-18-75 – Civil Action by Victim of Crime; Credit for Restitution Paid.
Section 15-18-75 Civil action by victim of crime; credit for restitution paid. Nothing in this article limits or impairs the right of a person injured by a defendant’s criminal activities to sue or recover damages from the defendant in a civil action. Evidence that the defendant has paid or has been ordered to pay restitution […]
Section 15-18-113 – Eligibility.
Section 15-18-113 Eligibility. The department may adopt regulations as to the eligibility of those inmates who are classified as minimum security risks for the extension of the limits of confinement. However, no inmate who has ever been convicted of murder, kidnapping in the first degree, rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, […]