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Iowa Code § 915.87 — Reductions and disqualifications
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Subchapter VII: Victim Compensation, Iowa Code.
Full text of Iowa Code § 915.87
Statutory text current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the official 2026 Iowa Code (Legislative Services Agency); it is not the official publication of the State of Iowa.
Compensation is subject to reduction and disqualification as follows:
1. Compensation shall be reduced by the amount of any payment received, or to be received, as a result of the injury or death:
a. From or on behalf of a person who committed the crime or who is otherwise responsible for damages resulting from the crime.
b. From an insurance payment or program, including but not limited to workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation.
c. From public funds.
d. As an emergency award under section 915.91.
2. Compensation shall not be made when the bodily injury or death for which a benefit is sought was caused by any of the following:
a. Consent, provocation, or incitement by the victim.
b. The victim assisting, attempting, or committing a criminal act. This paragraph shall not apply to a victim under the age of eighteen involved in commercial sexual activity as defined in section 710A.1.
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