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§10-7114.
§10-7114.
A. 1. In addition to any other costs which a court is authorized to
require a defendant to pay, upon conviction of any offense involving
child abuse or neglect, the court may require that the defendant pay
court-appointed attorney fees for the child to any local or state
agency incurring the cost or any other person or entity providing
services to or on behalf of the child, and the cost of any medical
examinations conducted on the child in order to determine the nature
or extent of the abuse or neglect.
2. If the court determines that the defendant has the ability to pay
all or part of the costs, the court may set the amount to be
reimbursed and order the defendant to pay that sum to the local or
state agency or other person or entity incurring the cost in the
manner in which the court believes reasonable and compatible with the
defendant's financial ability.
3. In making a determination of whether a defendant has the ability to
pay, the court shall take into account the amount of any fine imposed
upon the defendant and any amount the defendant has been ordered to
pay in restitution.
B. 1. In addition to any other costs which a court is authorized to
require a defendant to pay, upon conviction of any offense involving
sexual abuse, the court may require that the defendant pay, to the
local or state agency incurring the cost, the cost of any medical
examinations conducted on the child for the collection and
preservation of evidence.
2. If the court determines that the defendant has the ability to pay
all or part of the cost of the medical examination, the court may set
the amount to be reimbursed and order the defendant to pay that sum to
the local or state agency incurring the cost, in the manner in which
the court believes reasonable and compatible with the defendant's
financial ability.
3. In making the determination of whether a defendant has the ability
to pay, the court shall take into account the amount of any fine
imposed upon the defendant and any amount the defendant has been
ordered to pay in restitution.
4. In no event shall a court penalize an indigent defendant by
imposing an additional period of imprisonment in lieu of payment.
C. 1. The court shall require the defendant to pay, upon conviction of
any offense involving the sexual or physical abuse of a child, for the
psychological evaluation to determine the extent of counseling
necessary for the victim of the abuse and any necessary psychological
counseling deemed necessary to rehabilitate the child.
2. Such evaluations and counseling may be performed by psychiatrists,
psychologists, licensed professional counselors or social workers. The
results of the examination shall be included in the court records and
in information contained in the central registry.
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