---
title: "Sort property damage out of a compensation-grant calculation"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/sort-property-damage-out-of-a-financial-assistance-claim/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-KE20261022-17-US"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Sort property damage out of a compensation-grant calculation

> Split the loss into property damage and other items (medical care, lost wages, funeral). Do not say property damage is forbidden compensation.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Victims of Crime Support & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Split the loss into property damage and other items (medical care, lost wages, funeral). Do not say property damage is forbidden compensation. |
| What the lawyer must review | 34 U.S.C. § 20102(a) makes the annual grant 75 percent of the amounts awarded during the preceding fiscal year, other than amounts awarded for property damage, and says a grant shall be used by the program only for awards of compensation. The costs named in subsection (b)(1) are medical expenses attributable to a physical injury, including mental health counseling and care, loss of wages attributable to a physical injury, and funeral expenses attributable to a death. Property damage is not in that list. 18 U.S.C. § 3663A(b)(1) does deal with damage to or loss or destruction of property, by return or by a value payment, when that section applies. You keep property restitution on the § 3663A path and do not treat a property-damage award as part of the § 20102 grant base. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Sort property damage out of a financial assistance claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/sort-property-damage-out-of-a-financial-assistance-claim.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Split the loss into property damage and other items (medical care, lost wages, funeral). Do not say property damage is forbidden compensation.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Excluding property-damage awards from the grant calculation is not a statement that a state program is barred from paying them.
- Not more than 5 percent of a grant under § 20102 may be used for training and administration.

## Sources

- [34 U.S.C. § 20102 (crime victim compensation)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/34/20102) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [18 U.S.C. § 3663A (mandatory restitution to victims of certain crimes)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3663A) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*