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Bill would restore businesses, governments as eligible victims in youth-court restitution
Summary
Representative Neil Duram introduced House Bill 173 to allow corporations, businesses and government entities to be considered victims eligible for restitution under the Youth Court Act.
Representative Neil Duram introduced House Bill 173 to the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying the bill would strike the word “natural” from the statutory definition of “victim” in the Youth Court Act (41-5-103) so corporations, businesses and government entities can be compensated when a young person damages property.
Duram said the change responds to incidents in which public or corporate property (he cited ball fields) could not be awarded restitution because the statute limited “victim” to a “natural person.” “That was the moment that I had the realization that I had caused some harm, and I explained that I would do my best to get that fixed. Hence, House Bill 173,”…
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