PRINTER'S NO. 2850
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2436
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY PARKER, KINSEY, CEPHAS, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ,
DALEY, GUENST, McNEILL, FITZGERALD, KENYATTA AND BURGOS,
MARCH 22, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 22, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111),
entitled "An act providing for victims' rights; imposing
penalties; establishing remedies; establishing the Office of
Victim Advocate, the Bureau of Victims' Services, the
Victims' Services Advisory Committee, the State Offender
Supervision Fund and other funds; and making repeals," in
preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
and, in compensation, further providing for persons eligible
for compensation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "out-of-pocket loss" in section
103 of the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as
the Crime Victims Act, is amended to read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Out-of-pocket loss." The term includes the following losses
which shall be reimbursed at a rate set by the Office of
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Victims' Services:
(1) expenses for unreimbursed and unreimbursable
expenses or indebtedness incurred for medical care,
nonmedical remedial care and treatment as approved by the
Office of Victims' Services or other services;
(2) expenses for counseling, prosthetic devices,
wheelchairs, canes, walkers, hearing aids, eyeglasses or
other corrective lenses or dental devices reasonably
necessary as a result of the crime upon which the claim is
based and for which the claimant either has paid or is
liable;
(3) expenses related to the reasonable and necessary
costs of cleaning the crime scene of a private residence.
"Cleaning" means to remove or attempt to remove stains or
blood caused by the crime or other dirt or debris caused by
the processing of the crime scene;
(4) expenses resulting from the temporary or permanent
relocation of a direct victim and individuals residing in the
household of the direct victim due to the incident forming
the basis of the victim's claim when there is an immediate
need to protect the safety and health of the victim and
individuals residing in the household, as verified by a
medical provider, human services provider or law enforcement;
(5) expenses for physical examinations and materials
used to obtain evidence; or
(6) other reasonable expenses which are deemed necessary
as a direct result of the criminal incident.
Except as otherwise provided, the term does not include
[property damage or] pain and suffering.
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Section 2. Section 701(a) of the act is amended by adding a
paragraph to read:
Section 701. Persons eligible for compensation.
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this act,
the following persons shall be eligible for compensation:
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(7) A victim of property damage up to the total cost of
damage to:
(i) Real property.
(ii) Rental property.
(iii) Vehicular property.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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