Collection Actions: 11.5.3.4 Victim Restitution
Victim restitution is generally not subject to discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy. However, like many other terms in the world of criminal justice debt, the term “restitution” is defined in different ways across jurisdictions. In certain jurisdictions, for example, the term is confusingly applied to all criminal justice debt, including payment to the state of certain costs of the criminal proceeding.