The Appellate Group

State v. Tuyisenge

State v. Tuyisenge, 2026 UT App 61 (per curiam)

Criminal Law

The Utah Court of Appeals held:

(1) Use of accrued paid time off (PTO) to cover work missed due to a defendant’s criminal conduct qualifies as a pecuniary loss under the Crime Victims Restitution Act.
(2) The value of PTO is not speculative even if there are no definitive plans for its future use, if the victim planned to use it in the future.

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