If you are paying a restitution agreement in which you were never prosecuted, can they still prosecute you if you fail to continue to pay?
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If you are paying a restitution agreement in which you were never prosecuted, can they still prosecute you if you fail to continue to pay?
Asked on November 27, 2012 under Criminal Law, South Carolina
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Assuming you are under a court order for restitution for a crime that you were never charged with, if you fail to comply with the order of restitution there could be an order to show cause for contempt of a court order against you. You cannot be prosecuted for failing to pay under the order of restitution as to the underlying crime.
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