Texas § CR.42.0371 - MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR KIDNAPPED OR ABDUCTED CHILDREN
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§ CR.42.0371. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR KIDNAPPED OR ABDUCTED CHILDREN
MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR KIDNAPPED OR ABDUCTED CHILDREN. (a) The court shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under Chapter 20 , Penal Code, or Section 25.03 , 25.031 , or 25.04 , Penal Code, to pay restitution in an amount equal to the cost of necessary rehabilitation, including medical, psychiatric, and psychological care and treatment, for the victim of the offense if the victim is younger than 17 years of age. (b) The court shall, after considering the financial circumstances of the defendant, specify in a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) the manner in which the defendant must pay the restitution. (c) A restitution order issued under Subsection (a) may be enforced by the state or a victim named in the order to receive the restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action. (d) The court may hold a hearing, make findings of fact, and amend a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) if the defendant fails to pay the victim named in the order in the manner specified by the court. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 657, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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