Compensación por Pérdida de Ingresos para Víctimas de Crimen

Explicación Simple

Si alguien sufre un daño por un crimen y no puede trabajar, puede recibir dinero para ayudar. Esto incluye lo que solía ganar y también lo que su familia podría perder si la víctima muere.

Es como si un jugador de fútbol se lesiona y no puede jugar. El equipo debe ayudarlo a cubrir sus gastos mientras se recupera, como un salario que no puede ganar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es víctima de un robo violento y se lesiona gravemente. No puede trabajar durante seis semanas. Según la ley, Juan puede recibir un pago semanal del 66.67% de lo que ganaba antes del robo, ayudándole a cubrir sus gastos mientras se recupera.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 19.2-368.11:1 - Amount of award. A. Compensation for Total Loss of Earnings: An award made pursuant to this chapter for total loss of earnings that results directly from incapacity incurred by a crime victim shall be payable during total incapacity to the victim or to such other eligible person, at a weekly compensation rate equal to 66-2 /3 percent of the victim's average weekly wages. The victim's average weekly wages shall be determined as provided in § 65.2-101 . B. Compensation for Partial Loss of Earnings: An award made pursuant to this chapter for partial loss of earnings that results directly from incapacity incurred by a crime victim shall be payable during incapacity at a weekly rate equal to 66-2 /3 percent of the difference between the victim's average weekly wages before the injury and the weekly wages that the victim is able to earn thereafter. The combined total of actual weekly earnings and compensation for partial loss of earnings shall not exceed $600 per week. C. Compensation for Loss of Earnings of Parent of Minor Victim: The parent or guardian of a minor crime victim may receive compensation for loss of earnings, calculated as specified in subsections A and B, for time spent obtaining medical treatment for the child and for accompanying the child to, attending or participating in investigative, prosecutorial, judicial, adjudicatory and post-conviction proceedings. D. Compensation for Dependents of a Victim Who Is Killed: If death results to a victim of crime entitled to benefits, dependents of the victim shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of §§ 65.2-512 and 65.2-515 in an amount not to exceed the maximum aggregate payment or the maximum weekly compensation that would have been payable to the deceased victi