In a case of impression, the Montana Supreme Court held that an offender can not be bought to pay restitution straight from a COVID-19 stimulus payment and stated the funds “delight in a comparable security as payments released pursuant to the Social Security Act.”
Michael Curran accepted a minimum $600 fine and $85 additional charge after pleading guilty to a changed misdemeanor charge of first-offense driving under the impact. Curran, then 73 years of ages, declared to have an injury avoiding him from working when sentenced in August 2020, however the community court identified that he had the capability to pay the fine, according to the high court’s June 20 viewpoint