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17-A M.R.S. § 2008 — Deceased victims
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 69: Restitution, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 2008
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
An offender's obligation to pay restitution is not affected by the death of the victim to whom the restitution is due. The money collected as restitution must be forwarded to the estate of the victim. If an offender is an heir, beneficiary or recipient of the victim's estate, any restitution paid to the estate under this section may not benefit the offender but must be distributed to any other heir, beneficiary or recipient as if the distribution of the estate's assets did not include the offender or, if the victim's estate has no heir, beneficiary or recipient other than the offender, the restitution must be paid to the Victims' Compensation Fund under Title 5, chapter 316-A or the Victims' Property Compensation Fund under Title 5, chapter 316-C, determined by whether the restitution is for underlying injury or property damage.
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