Payers of restitution

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    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other law, if a child is the defendant or child respondent, the court may order the child, the child’s parent, or both to pay restitution.

    (b)    A judgment of restitution for $10,000 issued under Part I of this subtitle is the absolute limit for each child’s acts arising out of a single incident.

    (c)    (1)    A court may not enter a judgment of restitution against a parent under Part I of this subtitle unless the parent has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence.

        (2)    A hearing under this subsection may be held as part of the sentencing or disposition hearing.


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