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Senate moves to require hearing before revoking probation over unpaid restitution
Summary
The Senate advanced first substitute Senate Bill 71, which adds an order-to-show-cause step before a court can revoke probation or reincarcerate someone for failure to pay restitution. Sponsors said the change aims to prevent 'debtors prison' and improve consistency; the bill received 26 yay votes and will be read for a later time.
Senate members advanced first substitute Senate Bill 71 on a vote after the sponsor described the measure as a safeguard for people on probation and parole.
Senator Thatcher, the bill sponsor, said the bill — the product of a Sentencing Commission working group — "requires that before you can put someone that is on parole…
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