California · Penal Code

PEN §3006: (a) The Department of Corrections may require parolees participating in relapse prevention treatment programs or receiving medication treatments intended to prevent them from committing sex offenses t

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What this law says, in plain English

The Department of Corrections may require parolees in sex offender treatment programs to pay costs based on their ability to pay, considering current finances, future prospects, and employment likelihood.

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(a) The Department of Corrections may require parolees participating in relapse prevention treatment programs or receiving medication treatments intended to prevent them from committing sex offenses to pay some or all of the costs associated with this treatment, subject to the person’s ability to pay. (b) For the purposes of this section, “ability to pay” means the overall capability of the person to reimburse the costs, or a portion of the costs, of providing sex offender treatment, and shall include, but shall not be limited to, consideration of all of the following factors: (1) Present financial position. (2) Reasonably discernible future financial position. (3) Likelihood that the person shall be able to obtain employment after the date of parole. (4) Any other factor or factors which may bear upon the person’s financial capability to reimburse the department for the costs.

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