In lieu of or in addition to a fine, confinement or probation, a judge in any felony case where force or violence is not an element of the offense of which the defendant stands convicted, or in any misdemeanor, petty misdemeanor, or violation case, including juvenile cases, but excluding every case in which the offense of which the defendant stands convicted carries a mandatory sentence of confinement or involves damage to property of the victim, may impose a sentence that contains any or all of the following elements: (a) Restitution as provided for in Chapter 80 of the Criminal and Correctional Code; (b) Alternative community service; or (c) Participation in a self-improvement and rehabilitative program. This provision shall not apply to any case in which the crime of which the defendant stands convicted is punishable by fine only. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 16-051:1 (Dec. 12, 1981); amended by P.L. 16-086 (May 11, 1982).
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