Nebraska Statutes 81-1801. Terms, defined
For purposes of the Nebraska Crime Victim’s Reparations Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-1801
- Corporation: 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.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) Child abuse means an offense under section 28-707 ;
(2) Commission shall mean the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice;
(3) Committee shall mean the Crime Victim’s Reparations Committee;
(4) Dependent shall mean a relative of a deceased victim who was dependent upon the victim’s income at the time of death, including a child of a victim born after a victim’s death;
(5) Domestic assault means an offense under section 28-323 ;
(6) Executive director shall mean the executive director of the commission;
(7) Health care provider means any person licensed or certified by the State of Nebraska to deliver health care under the Uniform Credentialing Act and any health care facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act. Health care provider includes any professional corporation or other professional entity comprised of such health care providers;
(8) Personal injury shall mean actual bodily harm;
(9) Relative shall mean spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, natural born child, stepchild, adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, or spouse’s parent;
(10) Sexual assault has the same meaning as in section 29-4309 ; and
(11) Victim shall mean a person who is injured or killed as a result of conduct specified in section 81-1818.