In re Application of Lavorini

In In re Application of Lavorini (1989), 42 Ill. Ct. Cl. 390, the Court recognized that the Crime Victims Compensation Act provides assistance to crime victims when aid is not forthcoming from other sources. The request to waive the lien in the Lavorini claim, if granted, would have abrogated the basic scheme of the Victims Compensation Act by granting aid over and above the amount of loss, as determined by the Victims Compensation Act. The Court stated that: "Such a deviation from the scheme of the Victims Compensation Act would require statutory authorization." Lavorini, supra, at 392. Further the Court stated that:"As there is no statutory authorization to waive or reduce liens, the Court has no power to do so." Lavorini, supra, at 392.