RS 46:1831.4: Crimes to which Chapter applies

A. The board may make an award and order the payment of reparations for loss in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter for death resulting from the offense of vehicular homicide, pursuant to R.S. 14:32.1, when the offender failed to maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security pursuant to R.S. 32:861, and the victim failed to maintain uninsured motorist coverage.

B. For the purposes of this Chapter, a person shall be deemed to have committed a criminal act or omission notwithstanding that by reason of age, insanity, or other reason the person was legally incapable of committing a crime.