Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3314, sub-§1, ķE, as amended by PL 1997, c. 752, §18, is further amended to read:

E. The court may shall require the juvenile to make restitution for any damage to the victim or other authorized claimant as compensation for economic loss upon reasonable conditions that the court determines appropriate pursuant to Title 17-A, section 1325. If restitution ordered under this paragraph is not completely made upon the juvenile's 18th birthday, the juvenile must pay the balance of restitution owed under this paragraph upon that date. For the purposes of this paragraph, the definitions in Title 17-A, section 1322 and the provisions of Title 17-A, sections 1324, 1328-A and 1329 apply, except that section 1329, subsection 3, paragraph A does not apply.

SUMMARY

This bill requires a court to order a juvenile to pay restitution for damages resulting from a crime committed by a juvenile if the order of restitution falls within statutory criteria and requires a juvenile to pay any unpaid restitution upon the juvenile's 18th birthday.