Premios no sujetos a ejecución o embargo en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si alguien sufre daños por un crimen, puede recibir un premio como compensación. Este premio no se puede quitar para pagar deudas, excepto si tiene que ver con los gastos del daño.

Es como si ganaras un premio en un concurso, y nadie puede quitarte ese premio a menos que tengas que pagar algo directamente relacionado con lo que te pasó.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue víctima de un robo y recibió un premio de $10,000 como compensación. Si Juan debe dinero por otros motivos, no pueden quitarle ese premio, excepto si necesita pagar las facturas de su tratamiento médico por las lesiones que sufrió durante el robo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 19.2-368.12 - Awards not subject to execution or attachment; apportionment; reductions. A. No award made pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to execution or attachment other than for expenses resulting from the injury which is the basis for the claim. B. If there are two or more persons entitled to an award as a result of the death of a person which is the direct result of a crime, the award shall be apportioned among the claimants. C. In determining the amount of an award, the Commission shall determine whether, because of his conduct, the victim of such crime contributed to the infliction of his injury, and the Commission shall reduce the amount of the award or reject the claim altogether, in accordance with such determination; provided, however, that the Commission may disregard for this purpose the responsibility of the victim for his own injury where the record shows that such responsibility was attributable to efforts by the victim to prevent a crime or an attempted crime from occurring in his presence, or to apprehend a person who had committed a crime in his presence or had, in fact, committed a felony. 1976, c. 605; 1977, c. 215; 1989, c. 335. Va. Code § 19.2-368.13 - Repealed. Repealed by Acts 1984, c. 619. Va. Code § 19.2-368.14 - Public record; exception. Except as provided in § 19.2-368.6 concerning juvenile claimants or victims, the record of any proceedings under this chapter shall be a public record; provided, however, that any record or report obtained by the Commission, the confidentiality of which is protected by any other law or regulation, shall remain confidential, subject to such law or regulation. 1976, c. 605; 1994, c. 834 .