§ 99-41-23. Calculation of award; payment in installments; assignment of award
Compensation for work loss may not exceed Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) per week, not to exceed fifty-two (52) weeks; the total amount of the award may not exceed the aggregate limitation of this section. Compensation for economic loss of a dependent may not exceed Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) per week not to exceed fifty-two (52) […]
§ 99-40-1. Indigent Appeals Division created; director and staff; compensation; duties; Indigent Appeals Fund; Public Defender Training Division created; Public Defenders Education Fund
There is created the Indigent Appeals Division within the Office of the State Public Defender. This office shall consist of the Indigent Appeals Director who must be an attorney in good standing with The Mississippi Bar, and staffed by any necessary personnel as determined and hired by the State Defender. The Indigent Appeals Director shall […]
§ 99-41-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Crime Victims’ Compensation Act.”
§ 99-41-3. Legislative intent
It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a method of compensating those persons who are innocent victims of criminal acts within the state and who suffer bodily injury or death and of assisting victims of crime through information referrals and advocacy outreach programs. To this end, it is the Legislature’s intention to provide […]
§ 99-41-5. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term: “Allowable expense” means reasonable charges incurred for reasonably needed: Products, services and accommodations, including, but not limited to, medical care, rehabilitation, rehabilitative occupational training and other remedial treatment and care, but not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00); Mental health counseling and care […]
§ 99-41-7. Division of Victim Compensation; Director of Victim Compensation; duties; appointment
There is hereby created in the Attorney General’s Office the Division of Victim Compensation, hereafter referred to as “division.” In the Division of Victim Compensation there is hereby created the position of Director of Victim Compensation, hereafter referred to as “director.” The duties of the director shall include receipt, investigation, verification and adjudication of a […]
§ 99-41-9. Powers and duties of division
In addition to any other powers and duties specified elsewhere in this chapter, the division is hereby authorized to: Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, regulate the procedures for the director to expedite his functions and adopt rules and regulations for the position of director; Define any term not defined in this chapter in […]
§ 99-41-11. Additional powers and duties of director; conduct of hearing; record
The director shall award compensation for economic loss arising from criminally injurious conduct if satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements for compensation have been met. The director shall make such investigations, administer such oaths or affirmations and receive such evidence as he deems relevant and necessary to make a determination on […]
§ 99-41-13. Appeals
Any claimant aggrieved by a final decision of the Attorney General shall be entitled to judicial review thereof in the manner provided in this section. An appeal may be taken by such claimant to the circuit court of the claimant’s residence or the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County by filing […]
§ 99-41-15. Filing of claim as waiver of physician-patient confidentiality; ordering mental or physical examination or autopsy
Any person filing a claim under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to have waived any physician-patient privilege as to the communications or records relevant to an issue of the physical, mental or emotional conditions of the claimant. However, any record or report obtained by the director, the confidentiality of which is otherwise […]