Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.795 (2026)

Factors in determining order of restitution by juvenile.

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WILLIAM VAN REGENMORTER CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS ACT


Act 87 of 1985


780.795 Factors in determining order of restitution by juvenile.

Sec. 45.

    (1) In determining the amount of restitution to order under section 44, the court shall consider the amount of the loss sustained by any victim as a result of the offense. In determining whether to order the juvenile's supervisory parent to pay restitution under section 44(15), the court shall consider the financial resources of the juvenile's supervisory parent and the other factors specified in section 44(16).

    (2) The court may order the person preparing a report for the purpose of disposition to obtain information pertaining to the factors set forth in subsection (1). That person shall include the information collected in the disposition report or in a separate report, as the court directs.

    (3) The court shall disclose to the juvenile, the juvenile's supervisory parent, and the prosecuting attorney all portions of the disposition or other report pertaining to the matters described in subsection (1).

    (4) Any dispute as to the proper amount or type of restitution shall be resolved by the court by a preponderance of the evidence. The burden of demonstrating the amount of the loss sustained by a victim as a result of the offense shall be on the prosecuting attorney. The burden of demonstrating the financial resources of the juvenile's supervisory parent and the other factors specified in section 44(16) shall be on the supervisory parent.

History: Add. 1988, Act 22, Eff. June 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 341, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 562, Eff. June 1, 1997

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: 20231207_C364128_28_364128.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
20231207_C364128_28_364128.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “794 and MCL 780.795 which has substantially similar language, particularly with respect to the reference to utilizing replacement cost.”
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