17-14-13
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17-14-13.
(a)
A restitution order shall be enforceable as is a civil judgment by execution as
provided in Code Section 17-10-20.
(b)
If an offender or other person ordered to pay restitution willfully refuses to
comply with a restitution order, the order, in the discretion of the court, may
be enforced by attachment for contempt, upon the application of the prosecuting
attorney or the victim.
(c)
Failure to comply with a restitution order may, in the discretion of the
ordering authority, be grounds to revoke or cancel the relief at any time the
restitution order is in effect. Where the relief is earned time allowances, the
Department of Corrections may suspend the offender from earning earned time
allowances for a specified period of time.