Last September Toni Dyer’s business was crippled by vandalism in Nikiski. She suffered not only the immediate cost of heavy equipment repairs, but the more long-term, silent damage of lost revenue…
Dyer: “They shut me down, this is our busy time of year, this is when we’re trying to get the wells done so we don’t have to do it when it’s cold, not good.”
Kenai Peninsula Senator Peter Micciche introduced a bill this Legislative session which would make criminals liable for those hidden damages. The bill would close a gap in the system which was shown during a 2013 appeals court ruling which limited restitution to the actual damages, not lost income.
The bill, SB 5, just recently passed the Senate unanimously and will now face the House.
