Section 16525 - Payment of restitution assistance; limits1.Payment cap. The administrator may award to a claimant restitution assistance that is: A. The lesser of $15,000 and 25% of the amount of unpaid restitution awarded in the final order if the victim is not an eligible adult; or [2021, c. 576, §1(NEW).]B. The lesser of $30,000 and 50% of the amount of unpaid restitution awarded in the final order if the victim is an eligible adult. [2021, c. 576, §1(NEW).] [2021, c. 576, §1(NEW).]
2.Waiver. The administrator may waive the payment caps in subsection 1 for good cause shown. [2021, c. 576, §1(NEW).]
3.Award limited. An award of restitution assistance under this subchapter may be made to only one claimant per victim. [2021, c. 576, §1(NEW).]
Restitution assistance awards may be made under this subchapter only to victims awarded restitution in a final order issued on or after the effective date of this subchapter. [2021, c. 576, §1(NEW).]
Added by 2022, c. 576,§ 1, eff. 8/8/2022.