PUBLIC LAW 104-132—APR. 24, 1996
110 STAT. 1235
"(i) If the court finds that more than 1 victim has sustained
a loss requiring restitution by a defendant, the court may provide
for a different payment schedule for each victim based on the
t3q)e and amount of each victim's loss and accounting for the economic circumstances of each victim. In any case in which the
United States is a victim, the court shall ensure that all other
victims receive full restitution before the United States receives
any restitution.
"(j)(l) If a victim has received compensation from insurance
or any other source with respect to a loss, the court shall order
that restitution be paid to the person who provided or is obligated
to provide the compensation, but the restitution order shall provide
that all restitution of victims required by the order be paid to
the victims before any restitution is paid to such a provider of
compensation.
"(2) Any amount paid to a victim under an order of restitution
shall be reduced by any amount later recovered as compensatory
damages for the same loss by the victim in—
"(A) any Federal civil proceeding; and
"(B) any State civil proceeding, to the extent provided by
the law of the State.
"(k) A restitution order shall provide that the defendant shall
notify the court and the Attorney General of any material change
in the defendant's economic circumstances that might affect the
defendant's ability to pay restitution. The court may also accept
notification of a material change in the defendant's economic circumstances from the United States or from the victim. The Attorney Certification.
General shall certify to the court that the victim or victims owed
restitution by the defendant have been notified of the change in
circumstances. Upon receipt of the notification, the court may,
on its own motion, or the motion of any party, including the victim,
adjust the payment schedule, or require immediate payment in
full, as the interests ofjustice require.
"(1) A conviction of a defendant for an offense involving the
act giving rise to an order of restitution shall estop the defendant
from denying the essential allegations of that offense in any subsequent Federal civil proceeding or State civil proceeding, to the
extent consistent with State law, brought by the victim.
"(m)(l)(A)(i) An order of restitution may be enforced by the
United States in the manner provided for in subchapter C of chapter
227 and subchapter B of chapter 229 of this title; or
"(ii) by all other available and reasonable means.
"(B) At the request of a victim named in a restitution order,
the clerk of the court shall issue an abstract of judgment certifying
that a judgment has been entered in favor of such victim in the
amount specified in the restitution order. Upon registering, recording, docketing, or indexing such abstract in accordance with the
rules and requirements relating to judgments of the court of the
State where the district court is located, the abstract of judgment
shall be a lien on the property of the defendant located in such
State in the same manner and to the same extent and under
the same conditions as a judgment of a court of general jurisdiction
in that State.
"(2) An order of in-kind restitution in the form of services
shall be enforced by the probation officer.
"(n) If a person obligated to provide restitution, or pay a fine,
receives substantial resources from any source, including inherit-
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