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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0094" sponsor="Grant Amjad Miller" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0628" date="12/29/2025 11:12:750" printDate="12-29 11:04" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C77-32b-S105_2026050620260506" fromuid="C77-32b-S105_2025050720250507" sort="77 32b01050020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">77-32b-105</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Grant Amjad Miller</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill addresses payment of a criminal accounts receivable.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">requires a court, under certain circumstances, to allow a defendant to reduce the amount <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>of the defendant's criminal accounts receivable by completing compensatory service or a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>court-ordered treatment or course; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">makes technical changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="13">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="15">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="77-32b-105" src="code" uid="C77-32b-S105_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="77 32b01050020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><bold>77-32b-105</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 259</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="19"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="77-32b-105" type="amend" src="code" uid="C77-32b-S105_2026050620260506" sort="77 32b01050020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="77-32b-105" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="21">Section 1. Section <bold>77-32b-105</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="22"><bold>77-32b-105<parens/>. Petition for remittance or modification of a criminal accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-3"/>receivable before termination of a sentence.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-4" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>At any time before a defendant's sentence terminates, the defendant may petition the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-5"/>sentencing court to:<subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-6" level="2"><display>(a)</display>correct an error in a criminal accounts receivable;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-7" level="2"><display>(b)</display>modify the payment schedule for the defendant's criminal accounts receivable in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-8"/>accordance with this section if the defendant is not under the jurisdiction of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-9"/>board; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-10" level="2"><display>(c)</display>remit, in whole or in part, an unpaid amount of the defendant's criminal accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-11"/>receivable that is not the principal or interest amount owed for restitution in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-12"/>accordance with this section.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-20" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="17" groupid="15" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">If a defendant files a petition under Subsection <xref refnumber="1-null-1">(1)</xref>, and the sentencing court is satisfied <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-14"/>that payment of an unpaid amount of a criminal accounts receivable will impose <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-15"/>manifest hardship on the defendant or the defendant's family, the court shall allow the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-16"/>defendant, regardless of whether the criminal accounts receivable is delinquent or in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-17"/>default:</amend><subsection ssid="1-21" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="24" groupid="20" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">to satisfy an unpaid amount of the criminal accounts receivable, that is not the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-19"/>principal or interest amount owed for restitution, with proof of compensatory service <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-20"/>completed by the defendant at a rate of credit not less than $10 for each hour of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-21"/>compensatory service; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-24" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="32" groupid="26" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">to reduce the unpaid amount of the criminal accounts receivable, that is not the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-23"/>principal or interest amount owed for restitution, in the amount of the cost of any <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-24"/>treatment or course if:</amend><subsection ssid="1-25" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="35" groupid="28" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the treatment or course was ordered by the court as part of the case;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-26" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-26" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="38" groupid="30" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the defendant has completed the court's requirements related to the treatment or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-27"/>course; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-27" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="41" groupid="32" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the defendant provides proof that the defendant completed the court's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-29"/>requirements and paid the cost of the treatment or course.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="2-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-30" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1010" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(2)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(3)</amend></display>If a defendant files a petition under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="77-32b-105(1)" start="0">(1)</xref>, and<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="62" groupid="47" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"> it appears to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-31"/>satisfaction of</amend><amendoutend style="2"/> the sentencing court<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="61" groupid="46" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"> is satisfied</amend> that payment of an unpaid amount of a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-32"/>criminal accounts receivable will impose manifest hardship on the defendant<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="59" groupid="44" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">,</amend><amendoutend style="2"/> or the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-33"/>defendant's family, the court may:<subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-34" level="2"><display>(a)</display>if the criminal accounts receivable is not delinquent or in default, remit, in whole or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-35"/>in part, the unpaid amount of the criminal accounts receivable that is not the principal <ln numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-36"/>or interest amount owed for restitution; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-37" level="2"><display>(b)</display>regardless of whether the criminal accounts receivable is delinquent or in default:<subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-38" level="3"><display>(i)</display>require the defendant to pay the criminal accounts receivable, or a specified <ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-39"/>amount of the criminal accounts receivable, by a certain date;<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"> or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-40" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>modify the payment schedule for the criminal accounts receivable in accordance <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-41"/>with the factors described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="77-32b-103(3)(b)" start="0">77-32b-103(3)(b)</xref> if the defendant has <ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-42"/>demonstrated that the criminal accounts receivable will impose a manifest <ln numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-43"/>hardship due to changed circumstances or new evidence that justifies modifying <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-44"/>the payment schedule<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="11" groupid="9" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">; or</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="14" groupid="12" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="iii-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-45" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="3" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1015" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(iii)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="A-o:_-i" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="4" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1016" style="2" owner="o" level="1">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="54" groupid="39" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">allow the defendant to satisfy an unpaid amount of the criminal accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-46"/>receivable, that is not the principal or interest amount owed for restitution, with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-47"/>proof of compensatory service completed by the defendant at a rate of credit <ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-48"/>not less than $10 for each hour of compensatory service; and</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="B-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-49" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1017" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="55" groupid="40" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">allow the defendant to reduce the unpaid amount of the criminal accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-50"/>receivable, that is not the principal or interest amount owed for restitution, in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-51"/>the amount of the cost of any treatment or course if:</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="I-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-52" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="5"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1018" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(I)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="56" groupid="41" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">the treatment or course was ordered by the court as part of the case;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="II-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-53" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="5"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1019" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(II)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="57" groupid="42" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">the defendant has completed the court's requirements related to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-54"/>treatment or course; and</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="III-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-55" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="5"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1020" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(III)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="58" groupid="43" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">the defendant provides proof that the defendant completed the court's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-56"/>requirements and paid the cost of the treatment or course.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="3-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-57" level="1" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1021" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(3)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1022" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(4)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>If a defendant is under the jurisdiction of the board, the defendant may <ln numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-58"/>petition the board, at any time before the defendant's sentence terminates, to modify <ln numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-59"/>the payment schedule for the defendant's criminal accounts receivable.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-60" level="2"><display>(b)</display>If a defendant files a petition under Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="16" groupid="14" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="77-32b-105(3)(a)" start="0">(3)(a)</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="15" groupid="13" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(4)(a)</amend>, the board may modify <ln numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-61"/>the payment schedule for the criminal accounts receivable in accordance with the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-62"/>factors described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="77-32b-103(3)(b)" start="0">77-32b-103(3)(b)</xref> if the defendant has demonstrated <ln numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-63"/>that the criminal accounts receivable will impose a manifest hardship to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-64"/>defendant, or the defendant's family, due to changed circumstances or new evidence <ln numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="1-65"/>that justifies modifying the payment schedule.</subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="86">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="87"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>12-29-25 11:04 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>