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      1. When restitution is required of an offender who will not be commencing service of a period of institutional confinement and who is employed, the court shall, at the time of ordering restitution, enter a separate order for income withholding. The withholding order must direct the employer to deduct from all income due and payable to the offender an amount required by the court to meet the offender's restitution obligation. The withholding order must include an instruction to the employer that upon receipt of a copy of the withholding order the employer shall:
   
A. Immediately begin to withhold the offender's income when the offender is usually paid; [1999, c. 469, §1 (new).]    
B. Send each amount withheld to the agency to which restitution has been ordered to be paid at the address set forth in the order within 7 business days of the withholding; and [1999, c. 469, §1 (new).]    
C. Identify each amount sent to the agency by indicating the court's docket number. [1999, c. 469, §1 (new).] [1999, c. 469, §1 (new).]
      2. The income withholding order is effective as long as the order for restitution upon which it is based is effective or until further order of the court.[1999, c. 469, §1 (new).]

Section History:

PL 1999,  Ch. 469,   §1 (NEW).