<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:55:04:08"><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000000">67:55:04:08</span></a><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000001">.  Lost earnings -- Payment limits.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0"> Payment for lost earnings or loss of future earnings is limited to the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    (1)  If the claimant is the victim, the 12-month period immediately following the date of the crime;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    (2)  If the claimant is the parent of a child who was a victim, 40 hours for lost earnings; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    (3)  If the claimant is the parent or spouse of a homicide victim, 40 hours for lost earnings.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    In order to be compensated for lost earnings or loss of future earnings, the claimant must have been employed at the time the crime was committed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    The amount of lost earnings or the loss of future earnings a claimant is eligible to receive is calculated according to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-20"><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000003">23A-28B-20</span></a><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    An application for lost earnings may include the hours the individual was absent from work to meet with law enforcement, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">attend funeral services, </span><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">attend court proceedings, or receive treatment or follow-up treatment. The application may not include hours for which the individual used and was paid for sick or annual leave.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    </span><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0"> 30 SDR 116, effective February 4, 2004; 36 SDR 51, effective October 12, 2009</span><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">; 48 SDR 18, effective August 30, 2021</span><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    </span><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-20"><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000003">23A-28B-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-33"><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000003">23A-28B-33</span></a><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">    </span><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-19"><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000003">23A-28B-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-20"><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000003">23A-28B-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-40"><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0-000003">23A-28B-40</span></a><span class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ec903f2-bb38-4726-b911-f89673259447000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>