§351-64.5  Recovery of compensationpaid.  (a)  Any person who has received under this chapter any amount ascompensation to which the person was not entitled shall be liable for thatamount unless the overpayment was received without fault on the part of therecipient and its recovery would be against equity and good conscience.  Theorder or decision shall specify that the person is liable to repay to the fundthe amount of overpaid compensation and the basis of the overpayment.

(b)  The person liable shall, in the discretionof the commission, either repay any amount to the crime victim compensationspecial fund or have such amount deducted from any future compensation payableto the person under this chapter.

(c)  Failure to comply with the provisions ofthis section by the person liable to repay overpaid compensation may at thediscretion of the commission, result in civil action in the name of the Stateby the attorney general. [L 1996, c 236, §2; am L 1998, c 240, §7; am L 1999, c18, §9]

 

Revision Note

 

  In subsection (b), "special fund" substituted for"fund".