RSI Bank v. Providence Mut. Fire Ins. Co.

**464When a criminal defendant is admitted into pretrial intervention (PTI), the court may impose on that defendant the obligation to pay restitution to the victim of his or her alleged offense as a condition of PTI. In accordance with the PTI program's rehabilitative goal, the PTI court holds a hearing to determine the participant's ability to pay and orders the participant to pay a specific amount. Evidence of *632a restitution obligation imposed as a condition of PTI is inadmissible in any subsequent civil or criminal proceeding against the defendant.

This appeal arises from the trial court's…