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Ind. Code § 35-48-4-17

Restitution for environmental cleanup

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Dale Bulthuis III v. State of Indiana (2014)

Most recently applied in Jack L. Fisher v. State of Indiana (March 2016)

As added by P.L.225-2003, SEC.6.

Sec. 17. (a) In addition to any other penalty imposed for conviction of an offense under this chapter involving the manufacture or intent to manufacture methamphetamine, a court shall order restitution under IC 35-50-5-3 to cover the costs, if necessary, of an environmental cleanup incurred by a law enforcement agency or other person as a result of the offense.

(b) The amount collected under subsection (a) shall be used to reimburse the law enforcement agency that assumed the costs associated with the environmental cleanup described in subsection (a).

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.