Compensación por lesiones y gastos de entierro en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si alguien se lastima por un crimen, esta ley ayuda a que reciba dinero para tratamientos y hasta para el entierro si es necesario. También dice cuánto dinero puede recibir y bajo qué condiciones.

Es como cuando un amigo se lastima jugando fútbol y tú le ayudas a pagar sus medicamentos y, si es necesario, hasta su funeral. La ley asegura que se le ayude de manera justa.

Ejemplo Práctico

María sufrió un accidente durante un asalto y tuvo que someterse a terapia. Según la ley, ella puede recibir dinero para pagar sus tratamientos médicos. Si María fallece, su familia también podría recibir hasta $4,000 para cubrir los gastos de su entierro.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

reasonable and customary charges for employment-oriented retraining or rehabilitative services incurred as a direct result of the injury; and (5) burial expenses not to exceed four thousand dollars. (B) If there are two or more family members as specified in Section 16-3-1210(c) who are entitled to an award as a result of the death of a person, the award must be apportioned among the claimants; however, the amount awarded for burial expenses must be paid to or on behalf of the person who has paid or is responsible for that expense. (C) The aggregate of award to and on behalf of victims may not exceed fifteen thousand dollars unless the Crime Victim Advisory Board, by two-thirds vote, and the director concur that extraordinary circumstances exist. In this case, the award may not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. (D) An award may be made only if and to the extent that the amount of compensable loss exceeds one hundred dollars; however, this limitation may be waived in the interest of justice and must be waived upon a showing that the claimant is at least sixty-five years old. (E) A previously decided award may be reopened for the purpose of increasing the compensation previously awarded, subject to the maximum provided in this article. In this case the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation shall send immediately to the claimant a copy of the notice changing the award. This review may not affect the award as regards any monies paid, and the review may not be made after eighteen months from the date of the last payment of compensation pursuant to an award under this article unless the director or deputy director determines there is a need to reopen the case as specified in Section 16-3-1120(