2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-19.9-103) › Article 4.1 - Crime Victim Compensation and Victim and Witness Rights (§§ 24-4.1-100.1 — 24-4.1-502) › Part 1 - CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 24-4.1-100.1 — 24-4.1-124) › Section 24-4.1-109 - Losses compensable

(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)
(d)
(d.5)
Replacement services losses;
(e)
Funeral and 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.
(i)
Reasonable travel expenses for a victim related to funeral, burial, medical care, or mental health counseling;
(j)
Reasonable travel expenses for a victim related to attending critical events pursuant to section 24-4.1-302 (2), except when the primary or secondary victim is subpoenaed to testify;
(k)
Dependent care services; and
(l)
Reasonable relocation expenses for a victim to relocate as necessary to ensure the victim's safety.
(1.5)
(a)
Losses compensable under this part 1 resulting from property damage include:
(I)
(A)
Repair or replacement of residential property damaged as a result of a compensable crime; or
(B)
Payment of the deductible amount on a residential or motor vehicle insurance policy;
(II)
Any modification to the victim's residence that is necessary to ensure victim safety;
(III)
The rekeying of a motor vehicle or other lock that is necessary to ensure the victim's safety;
(IV)
Towing or impound fees for a motor vehicle that law enforcement determines to be where a compensable crime was committed; and
(V)
Repair or replacement of dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids, or other prosthetic or medically necessary devices damaged or stolen as a result of a compensable crime.
(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 expenses other than those specified in subsection (1.5)(a) of this section;
(b)
Aggregate damages to the victim or to the dependents of a victim exceeding thirty thousand dollars; or
(c)
Repealed.
(d)
Motor vehicle expenses other than those specified in subsections (1.5)(a)(I)(B) and (1.5)(a)(III) of this section.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 177,§ 6, eff. 5/15/2024, app. to approvals for compensation pursuant to the "Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act" on or after 5/15/2024.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 60, § 3, eff. 3/30/2015.
L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1138, § 5, effective July 1. L. 83: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended and (1.5) added, pp. 670, 854, §§ 19, 3, effective July 1. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 659, § 12, effective May 14. L. 85: (1)(g) added, p. 792, § 3, effective June 6. L. 89: (1.5)(a)(II) amended, p. 1016, § 1, effective April 23. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 2051, § 1, effective June 9. L. 98: (1.5) and (2)(b) amended, p. 517, § 2, effective April 30. L. 2015: (1)(h) and (1.5)(a)(III) added, (1.5)(a)(I)(B), (1.5)(a)(II), (2)(a), and (2)(b) amended, and (2)(c) repealed, (HB 15-1035), ch. 60, p. 145, § 3, effective March 30.