Sale of Recollections, Thoughts, and Feelings of

Convicted Person.

(a)A person convicted of a crime shall not derive any profit from the sale of his or her recollections, thoughts, and feelings with regard to the offense committed by that person until the victim receives any restitution or compensation ordered for him or her against the defendant and expenses of incarceration are recovered as provided in Subsection

(c)and until the escrow account created under Subsection

(b)is terminated under Subsection (d).

(b)Upon the conviction of a defendant for a crime involving a victim, and after notice to any interested party, the Attorney General may petition the court in which the conviction occurred to order that defendant forfeit all or any part of proceeds received or to be received by the defendant, or the defendant’s representatives or assignees, from contracts relating to the depiction of the crime or the defendant’s recollections, thoughts, or feelings about the crime, in books, magazines, media entertainment, or live entertainment, as provided in this Section. The proceeds shall be held in escrow for a period of not more than five

(5)years.

(c)During the existence of the escrow account, proceeds in the account shall be distributed in the following priority to satisfy the following:

(1)An order of restitution entered under Sections 24 and 25.

(2)Any civil judgment in favor of the victim against that defendant.

(d)The balance remaining in the escrow account at the end of the escrow period shall be paid to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.