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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2563 |
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF CRIME VICTIMS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 351-62, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) No compensation shall be awarded under this chapter in an amount in excess of $10,000[.], except in a case involving compensable medical expenses in excess of $10,000. In a case involving compensable medical expenses in excess of $10,000, no compensation shall be awarded in excess of $20,000 or the compensable medical expenses. In determining the amount of compensable medical expenses to be awarded the commission shall deduct amounts or benefits as provided under section 351-63."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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