Michigan DUI Restitution Payments 

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Boot Camp: Restitution

If you've been convicted of drunk driving in Michigan, you may have to pay restitution as part of your DUI penalties and sentence.  Restitution might apply in a case where you as the drunk driver injured or killed someone, or caused damage to property.

- Under MCL 769.1A - the defendant may have to pay restitution to the victim due to defendant's course of conduct

- Under MCL 771.2 - the defendant may have to pay restitution as a condition of probation

- Under MCL 780.766 - the defendant may have to pay restitution under the Crime Victim's Rights Act, which provides for restitution of lost income tax deductions in death cases and interest and treble damages in cases involving serious impairment of a body function

Depending on the facts of your case, restitution could be very expensive.  A civil judgement does not go away, even through bankruptcy; under 11 USC 523(a)(9), a traffic-related judgment based on a drunk driving incident is not dischargeable at bankruptcy.  

As a defendant ordered to pay restitution, you are entitled to a restitution hearing to determine the proper amount.  Your attorney can represent you, and you can call witnesses on behalf of your case.   

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