This bill proposes amendments to sections 8-344 and 13-805 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, specifically updating the enforcement and interest collection provisions related to juvenile and criminal restitution orders. Under the new law, both juvenile and criminal restitution orders will continue to be recorded and enforced as civil judgments without requiring renewal, and they will not expire until fully paid. However, the bill removes the provision for collecting interest on these restitution orders, which previously accrued at a rate of ten percent per annum for juvenile orders and varied rates for criminal orders.

Additionally, the bill eliminates the specified order of priority for distributing monies received from criminal restitution orders, which previously included restitution amounts and associated interest. It also removes the stipulation that interest accrued on criminal restitution orders does not apply to fees for collecting court-ordered payments. Overall, the bill simplifies the restitution process by removing interest collection and prioritization, while maintaining the enforceability of restitution orders.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 8-344, 13-805, 12-661, 8-202, 12-1611, 12-1612