8-1019. Victim impact statement and restitution requirements.
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8-1019. Victim impact statement and restitution requirements.
(a)As used in this section, "alcohol or drug-related offense" means:
(1)A violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 , and amendments thereto, or any ordinance of a city or resolution of a county prohibiting the acts prohibited by that statute; or
(2)any other offense arising out of the operation or attempted operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both.
(b)Prior to the sentencing of a person convicted of an alcohol or drug-related offense which resulted in serious bodily injury to a person or the death of a person, the court shall cause reasonable attempts to be made to notify the victim or the victim's family, who shall be given an opportunity to make a victim impact statement as to the impact of the offense on the victim's life or the lives of the victim's family members.
(c)Any court sentencing a person convicted of an alcohol or drug-related offense which resulted in personal injury to a person, the death of a person or injury to a person's property may require, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, that the convicted person pay restitution as a condition of probation or parole.