949.13 – Agency cooperation.
949.13 Agency cooperation. Upon request by the department, any state or local agency, including a district attorney or law enforcement agency, shall make available all reports, files and other appropriate information which the department requests in order to make a determination that a person is eligible for an award under this subchapter. History: 1981 c. […]
949.04 – Application for award.
949.04 Application for award. (1) Eligibility. (ag) Any person may apply for an award under this subchapter. (ar) Application by a minor may be made on the minor’s behalf by his or her parent or guardian. (b) Application by an individual adjudicated incompetent may be made on the individual’s behalf by the guardian or other […]
949.05 – Award; to whom payable.
949.05 Award; to whom payable. In any case in which a person is injured or killed by an incident specified in s. 949.03 (1m), by any act or omission of any other person that is within the description of crimes under s. 949.03 (2) or by any act or omission of any person that is […]
949.06 – Computation of award.
949.06 Computation of award. (1) In accordance with this subchapter, the department shall make awards, as appropriate, for any of the following economic losses incurred as a direct result of an injury: (a) Medical treatment, subject to the limits set forth under par. (bg). (b) Work loss of a victim, a parent of a victim, […]
949.07 – Manner of payment.
949.07 Manner of payment. The award may be paid in a lump sum or in periodic payments. The department may pay any portion of an award directly to the provider of any service which is the basis for that portion of the award. No award may be subject to execution, attachment, garnishment or other process, […]
949.08 – Limitations on awards.
949.08 Limitations on awards. (1) No order for the payment of an award may be made unless the application was made within 1 year after the date of the personal injury or death, and the personal injury or death was the result of an incident or offense which had been reported to the police within […]
949.02 – Administration.
949.02 Administration. The department shall administer this subchapter. The department shall appoint a program director to assist in administering this subchapter. The department shall promulgate rules for the implementation and operation of this subchapter. The rules shall include procedures to ensure that any limitation of an award is calculated in a fair and equitable manner. […]
949.03 – Compensable acts.
949.03 Compensable acts. The department may order the payment of an award for personal injury or death which results from: NOTE: Section 949.03 (intro.) is shown as renumbered from sub. (1) (intro.) by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2. (1m) Preventing or attempting to prevent the commission of a crime; apprehending […]
949.035 – Residents; victims of crime outside the state.
949.035 Residents; victims of crime outside the state. (1) If a Wisconsin resident suffers injury or death in a situation described in s. 949.03 except that the act occurred outside this state, the resident has the same rights under this subchapter as if the act had occurred in this state upon a showing that the […]
949.001 – Legislative intent.
949.001 Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that the state has a moral responsibility to aid innocent victims of violent crime. In order to maintain and to strengthen our democratic system of law and social order, it is essential that the rights of the victim of a crime should be as fully protected as […]