Louisiana § RS 46:1810 - Amount of reparations award
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§ RS 46:1810. Amount of reparations award
A. Awards payable under this Chapter shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars in the aggregate for all claims arising out of the same crime except for those victims who are permanently, totally, or permanently and totally disabled as a result of the crime, the aggregate award shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.
B. In no case shall the total aggregate of awards given during any fiscal year to claimants residing in the same parish exceed the total amount of costs levied, collected, and remitted by that parish to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice as required by R.S. 46:1816(D) for the preceding two fiscal years prior to the date of the crime to which this Chapter applies, or ten thousand dollars, whichever is greater. This Subsection shall not apply if the board determines that a qualified claimant would suffer severe and undue hardship if economic relief is not provided.
Acts 1983, No. 161, §1; Acts 1985, No. 542, §1; Acts 1989, No. 199, §1; Acts 1989, No. 256, §1; Acts 1991, No. 409, §1; Acts 2022, No. 487, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:1810 ("Amount of reparations award") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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