§14505 Definitions

Summary

Defines important words used in this part of the law. "Economic loss" means money losses from harm, such as lost pay or job chances, medical bills, costs to replace services, death-related costs including burial, and other financial losses that state law allows someone to recover. "Harm" covers physical, nonphysical, economic, and non-money harms. "Noneconomic losses" are non-money harms like physical or emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical limits, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of companionship or consortium (but not loss of household services), pleasure-related damages, injury to reputation, and other similar nonfinancial harms. "Nonprofit organization" means either a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt group or a not-for-profit run for public benefit (charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or health) that does not commit the kinds of hate crimes listed in the Hate Crime Statistics Act. "State" includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, any other U.S. territory or possession, and their political subdivisions. "Volunteer" means someone who works for a nonprofit or government and does not get paid, except for reasonable reimbursements for actual expenses, and does not receive anything else of value instead of pay.