Missouri Laws 208.013 – Restitution payments to victims of National Socialist (Nazi) persecution ..
1. The following amounts received by an individual or returns and payments to an individual shall not be considered income, resources or assets when determining the amount of, or eligibility for, any public assistance, benefit, entitlement or tax relief to such individual pursuant to any state or state-assisted program:
(1) Amounts received as reparations or restitution for the loss of liberty or life or damage to health by the victims of National Socialist (Nazi) persecution;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 208.013
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) Returns of tangible or intangible property seized, misappropriated or lost as a result of National Socialist (Nazi) actions or policies and any cash values in replacement of such property;
(3) Payments of insurance policies purchased prior to December 31, 1945, by the victims of National Socialist (Nazi) persecution; and
(4) Any accumulated or accrued interest on such amounts, returns or payments.
2. The nonconsideration of the amounts, returns or payments as income, resources or assets of an individual shall only apply if such individual was a victim of National Socialist (Nazi) persecution, actions or policies or is the spouse or descendant of a victim of National Socialist (Nazi) persecution, actions or policies and such family member is the first recipient of such amounts, returns or payments.
3. As used in this section, “National Socialist (Nazi) persecution, actions and policies” means persecution, actions or policies taken by Germany and other countries, or by organizations, institutions and companies within those countries, against the victims of the Nazi Holocaust.