A. If a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine or incarceration costs, payment and enforcement of restitution take priority over payment to the state.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-809

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.

B. Section 13-804 does not apply to traffic offenses, except for a violation of section 28-661, 28-662, 28-693, 28-1381, 28-1382 or 28-1383 or any local ordinance relating to the same subject matter of such sections.

C. The court may impose an additional fine on sentencing for any offense to require that the defendant reimburse the law enforcement agency for any public monies paid to any person.