The court retains continuing jurisdiction over the defendant to enforce and administer any restitution order. If the victim brings a civil action against the defendant, the restitution payments will be taken into account in establishing civil damages. The victim's right to seek a civil remedy is expressly preserved. If restitution payments are somehow not collected, the proceeds belong to the crime victim's compensation program. If the crime victim's compensation program has paid economic losses, restitution initially in-volves payment to the program for the amounts of economic losses already paid.
Restitution is a remedy of the criminal court.
It is available to the victim of a crime, without the expense and delay of filing a civil action. If there are resources from which restitution can be ordered, then the victim may obtain a remedy much quicker than is otherwise the case. Restitution, as a remedy for victims, accompanies and eases the burden on the state for crime victims' compensation.