23A-28-1. Policy of state--Enforcement of order.It is the policy of this state that restitution shall be made by each violator of the criminal laws to the victims of the violator's criminal activities to the extent that the violator is reasonably able to do so. An order of restitution may be enforced by the state or a victim named in the order to receive the restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action. Source: SL 1978, ch 178, §355; SL 1985, ch 192, §50; SL 1997, ch 143, §1.
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