Back in April, my house was broken into by a couple of punks, and they damaged  windows. Well, one of them plead and has agreed to restitution, and the other one hasnt signed the restitution papers and has asked for a hearing in the matter............anyone ever dealt with this?

Over the summer I did an internship with the local Probation Office. Much to my surprise, alot of their work involves facilitating restitutions and collecting payments, usually for automobile accidents in DUI cases. I had the opportunity to see a few of these cases handled in the courtroom.

Since one of the offenders has already plead and agreed to restitution, the judge will basically ask you for supporting documents to verify the cost of repair. If a claim was filed on your homeowner's insurance policy, you'll have to provide documentation stating the amount of your deductible. In the cases I've seen, the restitution awarded is usually only the amount of the insurance deductible. I'm not sure what will happen with the other offender who hasn't signed the paperwork, but I'm almost positive the judge will question his delay in the paperwork.

-Gunner

I own some duplexes and some punks kicked the door in a vacant one.

They caught them and made them pay me back the $100 I used to fix the door.

When they called me to find the address to send the checks, I just said keep the money and give it to someone who lost something that was not going to get reibursed.

They still sent the checks to me, so for a year I got $10/ month.

I didn't cash several of them, they were just "lost" in my desk drawer, so I get a call from them asking me to cash them.

I didn't really want the money back, I wanted to just give it to someone who couldn't afford the loss they had.....but damn they made me take it.

I don't know how it would work in GA, but around here things like that go through the Victim's Advocate office, which works with the prosecution.  The advocate assigned to that case speaks for the victim in court and submits the request for restitution, along with the no contact orders and protection orders, victim impact statements, etc.  The victim can choose to address the court (judge) directly in the hearing or let the advocate handle it.  These matters are usually taken care of in the hearing to sentence the offender once he has pled or been found guilty, since restitution and fines are considered part of the sentence.

Thanks for the replies............It wouldnt be such a big deal, except that I have taken a new job, and the date might conflict with me working, so I am gonna see if I can trade up with someone to attend. I want to look the punk in the eye and hear what he has to say. The damage wasnt over 200 bucks, but I want both of them to pay for it due to the inconvenience they caused my wife and I