(1) The board shall deduct from compensation it awards under this part 1 any payments received by the applicant from the offender or from a person on behalf of the offender, from the United States or any state, or any subdivision or agency thereof, from a private source, or from an emergency award under this part 1 for injury or death compensable under this part 1, excluding death or pension benefits.
If compensation is awarded under this part 1 and the person receiving it also receivesa collateral sum under subsection (1) of this section which has not been deducted from it, he shall refund to the board the lesser of the sums or the amount of compensation paid to him under this part 1 unless the aggregate of both sums does not exceed his losses. The fund shall be the payor of last resort.
If a defendant is ordered to pay restitution under article 18.5 of title 16, C.R.S., to aperson who has received compensation awarded under this part 1, an amount equal to the compensation awarded shall be transmitted from such restitution to the board for allocation to the fund.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1139, § 5, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 670, § 20, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(b) amended, p. 659, § 13, effective May 14. L. 98: (3) amended, p. 823, § 33, effective August 5. L. 2000: (3) amended, p. 1051, § 20, effective September 1. L. 2006: (2) amended, p. 422, § 5, effective April 13.