QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

(Additional qualification criteria and deadlines apply.)

Victims who suffered personal physical, psychiatric or psychological injury or death, as the result of a crime. Some exceptions and limited benefits may apply for victims who did not sustain a personal physical injury or death.

Crime must be reported to law enforcement within 72 hours. Exceptions for good cause are not available for property loss claims.

Application must be filed within one year after the crime date or within two years if good cause is shown for the filing delay.

Victim must fully cooperate with law enforcement, the State Attorney’s Office, and the Attorney General’s office.

Victim must not have been engaged in an unlawful activity.

Victim’s conduct must not have contributed to the situation that brought about his or her own injuries.

Victim or claimant must not have been confined or in custody in a county or municipal facility; a state or federal correction

al facility; or a juvenile detention, commitment, or assessment facility; adjudicated as a habitual felony offender, habitual violent offender, violent career criminal; or adjudicated guilty of a forcible felony offense.

Relocation claims for victims of domestic violence or sexual battery must be filed through and certified by the applicable do

mestic violence shelter or rape crisis center. Domestic violence claims must be reported to the proper authorities and submitted to the department within 30 days from the date of crime