Victims who seek additional financial compensation for this type of loss must retain a civil attorney for representation. The offender's financial resources and ability to pay should be considered when assessing this recovery option. You may request a restitution hearing in court if you disagree with the amount of restitution that has been determined. You may need to testify at the hearing to support your restitution claim. Offenders also may challenge the restitution determination and request a hearing at which you may need to appear.
Few offenders have the ability or resources to pay the full amount of restitution in one lump sum.
A court order for restitution does not guarantee payment by the offender. If the offender is on probation , the Dakota County Community Corrections officer assigned to supervise the offender will evaluate the offender s financial status and schedule an amount to be paid each month as a condition of probation. The payments are made to District Court which will issue a check to you within 30 days of receiving the offender s payments. Offenders who are at lower risk to re-offend may not be required to report for individual probation meetings but rather be assigned to the Probation Service Center. These offenders may not be required to make monthly payments but would be expected to pay in full within their term of probation.