Nancy Harris | Support HB1576

I support this bill. I have been in victim services in prosecution for 34 years. I have seen firsthand the devastation that financial consequences of crime and leave on a victim's life. Picking up the pieces can be insurmountable. Victims look forward to knowing that a defendant will be held accountable financially only to be frustrated and let down by a system that has no teeth, no consequences, for defendants who make no effort to pay, to make a victim whole. There must be a solution to this broken system. I have no doubt the committee will hear many examples. Try to imagine the immeasurable damage of some of these crimes, and to be left with no reparation. Thank you for your time.