Way back in 2010 my car was broken into and robbed in the college parking lot. A few months later the guy was caught and ordered to pay restitution to me and several others that he had burglarized on that campus. I think I finally got my first check for a measly $17 in early 2016 and have been getting a check every month since for different amounts ranging from $15-$85. I have not kept the receipts for those checks because I didn't even think about tax time until now. I'd estimate I MAYBE received $250 last year in said restitution checks. Do I need to claim this as income? Will I get some kind of form from the courts?
