§ 7-405. Awards.

(a)

The Court may award a claimant a sum not to exceed the amount determined by the Court to be restitution for the victim.

(b)

An award shall not be made on a claim unless the claimant has incurred a minimum out-of-pocket loss of $25. Out-of-pocket loss means unreimbursable expenses or indebtedness reasonably incurred to make the claimant whole.

(c)

If the victim dies as a direct result of the delinquent act, the claimant's recovery is limited to unreimbursable expenses or indebtedness reasonably incurred for medical care and funeral and burial costs.

(d)

The custodian of the fund shall pay the sum awarded to a claimant at the direction of the Court.

(Laws 1982, ch. 481)