2018 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Criminal Code
§ 13-824 Community restitution in lieu of monetary obligation; definition
13-824. Community restitution in lieu of monetary obligation; definition
A. Notwithstanding any other law, if a monetary obligation is imposed on a defendant at sentencing and the court finds the defendant is unable to pay all or part of the monetary obligation, the court may order the defendant to perform community restitution in lieu of the payment for all or part of the monetary obligation. The amount of community restitution shall be equivalent to the amount of the monetary obligation by crediting any service performed at a rate of ten dollars per hour.
B. This section does not apply to the assessment imposed pursuant to sections 12-116.05, 12-116.06, 12-116.07, 12-116.08 and 12-116.09 and to the surcharge imposed and collected pursuant to section 16-954, subsection A.
C. For the purposes of this section, " monetary obligation" means a fine, a civil penalty, a surcharge, an assessment, a fee or incarceration costs.
