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C.R.S. § 24-4.1-109

Losses compensable

Known as the Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 24-4.1-100.1 to 24-4.1-502 (49 sections).

(1) Losses compensable under this part 1 resulting from death of or injury to a victim include: (a) Reasonable medical and hospital expenses and expenses incurred for dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids, or other prosthetic or medically necessary devices; (b) Loss of earnings; (c) Outpatient care; (d) Homemaker and home health services; (e) Burial expenses; (f) Loss of support to dependents; (g) Mental health counseling; (h) Household support; except that household support is only available to a dependent when: (I) The offender is accused of committing the criminally injurious conduct that is the basis of the dependent’s claim under this article; (II) As a result of the criminal event, the offender vacated any home the offender shared with the dependent; and (III) The dependent provides verification of dependency on the offender at the time of the criminal event. (1.5) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) Losses compensable under this part 1 resulting from property damage include: (I) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (A) Repair or replacement of property damaged as a result of a compensable crime; or (B) Payment of the deductible amount on a residential insurance policy; (II) Any modification to the victim’s residence that is necessary to ensure victim safety; and (III) The rekeying of a motor vehicle or other lock that is necessary to ensure the victim’s safety. (b)(Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 517, §2, effective April 30, 1998.)(2) Compensable losses do not include: (a) Pain and suffering or property damage other than residential property damage or rekeying a lock pursuant to subparagraph (III) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1.5) of this section; or (b) Aggregate damages to the victim or to the dependents of a victim exceeding thirty thousand dollars. (c) Repealed.

Digitized from: Public.Law — Colorado Revised Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Colorado statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.