Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2004 – Authorized claimants
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Restitution may be authorized for: [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
1. Victim. The victim or a dependent of a deceased victim, or an heir, beneficiary or recipient of the victim’s estate;
[PL 2023, c. 196, §5 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2004
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Collateral source: means a source of benefits or advantages for economic loss resulting from a crime, which the victim has received, or which is readily available to the victim from:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2002Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Victim: means a government that suffers economic loss or a person who suffers personal injury, death or economic loss as a result of a crime or the good faith effort of any person to prevent a crime. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2002
2. County. The county where the offense was prosecuted if the victim voluntarily refuses restitution or if the identity of the victim cannot be ascertained;
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3. Person providing recovery. Any person, firm, organization, corporation or government entity that has provided recovery to the victim as a collateral source, but only to the extent that such recovery was actually made; and
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
4. Person acting on behalf of victim. Any person legally authorized to act on behalf of the victim.
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 196, §5 (AMD).