Iowa Code 915.87 – Reductions and disqualifications
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Compensation is subject to reduction and disqualification as follows:
1. Compensation shall be reduced by the amount of any payment received, or to be received, as a result of the injury or death:
a. From or on behalf of a person who committed the crime or who is otherwise responsible for damages resulting from the crime.
b. From an insurance payment or program, including but not limited to workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation.
c. From public funds.
d. As an emergency award under section 915.91.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 915.87
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- victim: means a minor under the age of eighteen who has been sexually abused or subjected to any other unlawful sexual conduct under chapter 709, 710A, or 726 or who has been the subject of a forcible felony. See Iowa Code 915.35
2. Compensation shall not be made when the bodily injury or death for which a benefit is sought was caused by any of the following:
a. Consent, provocation, or incitement by the victim.
b. The victim assisting, attempting, or committing a criminal act. This paragraph shall not apply to a victim under the age of eighteen involved in commercial sexual activity as defined in section 710A.1.