AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

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AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 431.200 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) Any person convicted of a misdemeanor or felony for taking, injuring, or destroying 4
property shall restore the property or make reparation in damages if not ordered as a 5
condition of probation. 6
(2) The court in which the conviction is obtained[had], if applied to by verified petition 7
made within ninety (90) days of the date the sentence was pronounced, may order 8
restitution or enter[give] judgment against the defendant for reparation in 9
damages[,] and enforce collection by execution or other process. 10
(3) If[In] a petition for restitution or reparation is filed under subsection (2) of this 11
section, the court shall cause the defendant, if in custody, to be brought into court [,] 12
and demand of the defendant [him] if he or she has any defense to make to the 13
petition. 14
(4) (a) If the defendant[he] consents to the restitution or to reparation in damages in 15
an agreed sum, the court shall enter[give] judgment accordingly. 16
(b) If the defendant does not consent to the restitution or to reparation in 17
damages,[Otherwise] a jury shall be impaneled to try the facts and ascertain 18
the amount and the value of the property [,] or assess the damage, as may be 19
applicable[the case may be]. 20
(5) A failure to pursue a[this] remedy under this section shall not deprive the person 21
aggrieved of his or her civil action for the injury sustained. 22