Restitution: tracking.

Existing law allows an agency designated by the board of supervisors in a county where an inmate is incarcerated to deduct 20% to 50% of the county jail equivalent of wages and trust account deposits of the inmate in order to satisfy his or her restitution order. Existing law imposes a continuing obligation on a person released from prison or a county jail facility who is subject to postrelease community supervision or mandatory supervision to pay his or her restitution order in full. Existing law allows the county board of supervisors in the county where the prisoner is released to elect to collect the restitution order in a manner to be established by the county board of supervisors. Existing law establishes a local Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) in each county and requires the CCP to recommend a local plan to the county board of supervisors for the implementation of the 2011 public safety realignment. Existing law allows the plan to include recommendations to maximize the effective investment of criminal justice resources in evidence-based correction sanctions and programming, including specifically, among other things, victim restitution programs. This bill would require a county agency or department administering the collection of restitution in the above circumstances to track restitution payments and send monthly notices to the individual responsible for paying restitution and quarterly statements to the victim, if victim contact information is available, detailing the payment status of the restitution order. By imposing new duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.