§ 177. Penalties
The pertinent provisions of chapter 77 of Title 14 of this code shall apply to every application, statement and document and to all information presented to the Executive Secretary in the application or at the preliminary hearing, or presented to the Commission at the final consideration of an application for compensation under this chapter; and, […]
§ 178. Schedule of legal and attorney’s fees
(a) In all determinations, awards, or orders by the Commission wherein the sum or amount of the award to a victim or his dependent is less than $1,000.00, the legal or attorney’s fees shall not exceed more than two percent (2%) of the amount of the award. (b) In all determinations, awards or orders by […]
§ 179. Emergency compensation
The Executive Secretary may make an emergency award of compensation to the applicant pending a final decision in the case if it appears to the Commission that, prior to taking action on an application, the claim is one for which compensation is probable, and undue hardship will result to the applicant if immediate payment is […]
§ 176. Reports to the Governor and to the Legislature
The Commission shall prepare and transmit to the Governor and to the Legislature annually a report of its activities under this chapter including the name of each applicant, a brief description of the facts in each case, the amount, if any, of compensation awarded, recommendations for appropriate amendments to the law, and an accounting of […]
§ 162. Offenses and incidents covered
(a) The Commissioner may order the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter in any case in which— (1) The victim was injured or killed by any act or omission that constitutes a criminal offense which is a felony or aggravated assault and battery or domestic violence under the laws of […]
§ 163. Awards: General provisions; allowable compensation; standards for compensation; effect of prosecution or conviction
(a) The Commission, upon proper application and after the required preliminary hearing before the Executive Secretary and the required final consideration and if it determines that the applicant has satisfied the burden of proving all contested issues of fact, may order the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter from the […]
§ 164. Same: Limitations
(a) The total amount of compensation awarded or paid to any one applicant under the provisions of section 163 of this subchapter may not exceed the sum of $25,000. (b) The Commission may not award compensation to an applicant under this chapter if, supported by substantial evidence, it determines that— (1) The criminal offense, which […]
§ 165. Same: Terms of payment; deductions
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any order for the payment of compensation under this chapter may be made on such terms as the Commission determines to be appropriate. (b) Any claim made pursuant to this chapter shall be reduced by the amount of any moneys actually received by the applicant from the […]
§ 166. Same: Finality and reconsideration; review
(a) Every determination and order of the Commission shall be final, except that an applicant may obtain a reconsideration by the Commission of an order upon filing a written request for reconsideration with the Executive Secretary within one calendar year after the issuance of the order, and upon approval of the request by the Commission. […]
§ 169. Repayment by the applicant
Any applicant who has received payments on an award made by the Commission under this chapter shall pay to the Commission all sums, not to exceed the amount of such payment, which, after the payment on the award, have been received by the applicant from the offender, from any person on behalf of the offender, […]