California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Penal Code - PEN |
Part 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY |
Title 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS |
Chapter 8. Length of Term of Imprisonment and Paroles |
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions |
Section 3000.05.
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(a) The Department of Corrections may contract with a private debt collection agency or with the Franchise Tax Board, whichever is more cost-effective, to make collections, on behalf of a victim, from parolees who have failed to make restitution payments according to the terms and conditions specified by the department.
(b) If a debt is referred to a private collection agency or to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section, the parolee shall be given notice of that fact, either by the department in writing to his or her address of record, or by his or her parole officer.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 705, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)