Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments

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Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Grant Amjad Miller
Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses payment of a criminal accounts receivable.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
addresses a defendant's opportunity to:
satisfy a portion of the defendant's criminal accounts receivable by performing
compensatory service; and
reduce a portion of the defendant's criminal accounts receivable by completing a
court-ordered treatment or course;
changes the rate of credit for compensatory service; and
makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
77-32b-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 259
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
77-32b-105
is amended to read:
77-32b-105
. Petition for remittance or modification of a criminal accounts
receivable before termination of a sentence.
(1)
At any time before a defendant's sentence terminates, the defendant may petition the
sentencing court to:
(a)
correct an error in a criminal accounts receivable;
(b)
modify the payment schedule for the defendant's criminal accounts receivable in
accordance with this section if the defendant is not under the jurisdiction of the
board; or
(c)
remit, in whole or in part, an unpaid amount of the defendant's criminal accounts
receivable that is not the principal or interest amount owed for restitution in
accordance with this section.
(2)
(a)
Subject to Subsection
(2)(c)
, if a defendant files a petition under Subsection
(1)
,
and the sentencing court is satisfied that payment of an unpaid amount of a criminal
accounts receivable will impose manifest hardship on the defendant or the
defendant's family, the court may allow the defendant:
(i)
to satisfy the portion of the criminal accounts receivable that consists of unpaid
fines, fees, surcharges, and interest with proof of compensatory service completed
by the defendant at a rate of credit not less than $12 for each hour of
compensatory service; and
(ii)
to reduce the portion of the criminal accounts receivable that consists of unpaid
fines, fees, surcharges, and interest in the amount of the cost of any treatment or
course if:
(A)
the treatment or course was ordered by the court as part of the case;
(B)
the defendant has completed the court's requirements related to the treatment
or course; and
(C)
the defendant provides proof that the defendant completed the court's
requirements and paid the cost of the treatment or course.
(b)
Subsection
(2)(a)
applies regardless of whether:
(i)
the criminal accounts receivable is delinquent or in default; or
(ii)
the court's imposition of an amount of the criminal accounts receivable was
required by law or discretionary.
(c)
The portion of a criminal accounts receivable that may be satisfied under Subsection
(2)(a)(i)
or reduced under Subsection
(2)(a)(ii)
does not include any principal or
interest owed for restitution.
(d)
If a prosecuting attorney objects to the court allowing a satisfaction or reduction
under Subsection
(2)(a)
because the satisfaction or reduction is not in the interests of
justice, the court may deny the defendant the opportunity to satisfy or reduce a
criminal accounts receivable.
(2)
(3)
If a defendant files a petition under Subsection
(1)
, and
it appears to the
satisfaction of
the sentencing court
is satisfied
that payment of an unpaid amount of a
criminal accounts receivable will impose manifest hardship on the defendant
,
or the
defendant's family, the court may:
(a)
if the criminal accounts receivable is not delinquent or in default, remit, in whole or
in part, the unpaid amount of the criminal accounts receivable that is not the principal
or interest amount owed for restitution; or
(b)
regardless of whether the criminal accounts receivable is delinquent or in default:
(i)
require the defendant to pay the criminal accounts receivable, or a specified
amount of the criminal accounts receivable, by a certain date;
or
(ii)
modify the payment schedule for the criminal accounts receivable in accordance
with the factors described in Subsection
77-32b-103(3)(b)
if the defendant has
demonstrated that the criminal accounts receivable will impose a manifest
hardship due to changed circumstances or new evidence that justifies modifying
the payment schedule
; or
.
(iii)
(A)
allow the defendant to satisfy an unpaid amount of the criminal accounts
receivable, that is not the principal or interest amount owed for restitution, with
proof of compensatory service completed by the defendant at a rate of credit
not less than $10 for each hour of compensatory service; and
(B)
allow the defendant to reduce the unpaid amount of the criminal accounts
receivable, that is not the principal or interest amount owed for restitution, in
the amount of the cost of any treatment or course if:
(I)
the treatment or course was ordered by the court as part of the case;
(II)
the defendant has completed the court's requirements related to the
treatment or course; and
(III)
the defendant provides proof that the defendant completed the court's
requirements and paid the cost of the treatment or course.
(3)
(4)
(a)
If a defendant is under the jurisdiction of the board, the defendant may
petition the board, at any time before the defendant's sentence terminates, to modify
the payment schedule for the defendant's criminal accounts receivable.
(b)
If a defendant files a petition under Subsection
(3)(a)
(4)(a)
, the board may modify
the payment schedule for the criminal accounts receivable in accordance with the
factors described in Subsection
77-32b-103(3)(b)
if the defendant has demonstrated
that the criminal accounts receivable will impose a manifest hardship to the
defendant, or the defendant's family, due to changed circumstances or new evidence
that justifies modifying the payment schedule.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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