Louisiana HB969 amends provisions to change terminology and update procedures for compensation for victims of criminal offenses.
Louisiana HB969 amends existing law to update terminology from "reparations" to "compensation," "Crime Victims Reparations Fund" to "Crime Victims' Compensation Fund," and "Crime Victims Reparations Board" to "Crime Victims' Compensation Board." It changes the time period for filing an application from one year to three years. It removes the board's ability to deny or reduce an award if the pecuniary loss is recouped from collateral or other sources.
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