California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Zhdamirov, C076623 (Cal. App. 2016):
"Restitution shall be ordered from the convicted wrongdoer in every case, regardless of the sentence or disposition imposed, in which a crime victim suffers a loss." (Cal. Const., art. I, 28, subd. (b)(13)(B).) The court " 'must use a rational method that could reasonably be said to make the victim whole, and may not make an order which is arbitrary or capricious.' [Citations.]" (People v. Mearns (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 493, 498.)
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