Acceptance of restitution as defense

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution pursuant to § 22-11-10 that the benefit received by the defendant did not exceed an amount which the defendant reasonably believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the crime. Source: SL 1976, ch 158 , § 11-5 ; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 204.