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§ 24-4.1-109. Losses compensable

CO Rev Stat § 24-4.1-109 (2018) (N/A)
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(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) (a) Losses compensable under this part 1 resulting from property damage include:

(I) (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(c) Repealed.

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§ 24-4.1-109. Losses compensable