| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3360, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 378, §§1 to | | 3, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Crime. "Crime" means one of the following: |
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| | | A. Offenses against the person as described in Title 17-A, | | chapter 9; |
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| | | B. Sexual assaults as described in Title 17-A, chapter 11; |
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| | | C. Kidnapping and criminal restraint as described in Title | | 17-A, chapter 13; |
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| | | D. Robbery as described in Title 17-A, chapter 27; |
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| | | E. Operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor or | | drugs or with an excessive blood-alcohol level, as described | in Title 29-A, section 2411; or |
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| | | F. An act of terrorism, as defined in United States Code, | | Title 18, Section 2331, committed outside of the United | States against a resident of this State.; or |
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| | | G.__Leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving | | personal injury or death, in violation of Title 29-A, | | section 2252. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §3360, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 360, §2 and | | affected by §9, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Eligible expenses and losses. "Eligible expenses and | | losses" means expenses and losses resulting from a personal | | injury sustained by an individual as a direct result of a crime | | specified in subsection 3 and may include medical and medically | | related expenses, psychological or mental health counseling | | expenses, lost wages and funeral and burial expenses. "Eligible | | expenses and losses" may include costs of eyeglasses, hearing | | aids, dentures or other prosthetic devices taken, lost, destroyed | | or damaged as a result of the crime, costs to repair or replace | | locks or security devices and costs of crime scene cleanup. | | Expenses and losses claimed under this subsection must be | | expenses or losses actually and reasonably incurred. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §3360, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 378, §4, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Family or household member. "Family or household member" | | means: the parent, stepparent, sibling, grandparent, |
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