Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments

Increased the credit rate for compensatory service from $10 to $12 per hour, meaning defendants can reduce their debt faster by performing community service.

Clarified that courts can allow debt reduction regardless of whether the criminal accounts receivable was required by law or was a discretionary decision.

Updated the effective date of the bill from December 29, 2025, to May 6, 2026.

The credit rate for compensatory service was increased from $10 to $12 per hour.

The bill now specifies that service credits and cost reductions apply only to unpaid fines, fees, surcharges, and interest.

New language explicitly states that service credits and cost reductions cannot be used to pay the principal amount of restitution owed to victims.

The Senate Sponsor name was changed from 'LONG' to 'Todd Weiler'.

Added a new provision allowing the court to deny a defendant's request for credit if the prosecuting attorney objects on the grounds that it is not in the interests of justice.

Removed a redundant sentence in the hardship petition section that repeated the phrase 'is satisfied' and contained conflicting language about 'appears to the satisfaction' versus 'is satisfied'.

Reformatted the bill header and layout to match the standard substitute bill format, including adding a Senate Sponsor line and adjusting line numbering.