46-18-251. Allocation of fines, costs, restitution, and other charges. (1) If an offender is subjected to any combination of fines, costs, restitution, charges, or other payments arising out of the same criminal proceeding, money collected from the offender must be allocated as provided in this section.
     (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a defendant is subject to payment of restitution and any combination of fines, costs, charges under the provisions of 46-18-236, or other payments, 50% of all money collected from the defendant must be applied to payment of restitution and the balance must be applied to other payments in the following order:
     (a) payment of charges imposed pursuant to 46-18-236;
     (b) payment of costs imposed pursuant to 46-18-232 or 46-18-233;
     (c) payment of fines imposed pursuant to 46-18-231 or 46-18-233; and
     (d) any other payments ordered by the court.
     (3) If any fines, costs, charges, or other payments remain unpaid after all of the restitution has been paid, any additional money collected must be applied to payment of those fines, costs, charges, or other payments. If any restitution remains unpaid after all of the fines, costs, charges, or other payments have been paid, any additional money collected must be applied toward payment of the restitution.

     History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 125, L. 1995.