Title VI, Financial Administration
10 chapters · 565 sections in this title.
KRS § 49.360 Emergency award pending final decision
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(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 49.340, if it appears to the Crime Victims Compensation Board member to whom a claim is assigned, prior to taking action upon the claim, that: (a) The claim is one with respect to which an award probably will be made; and (b) Undue hardsh…
KRS § 49.370 Award requirements -- Expenses allowed -- Amounts
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(1) No award shall be made unless the Crime Victims Compensation Board or board member, as the case may be, finds that: (a) Criminally injurious conduct occurred; and (b) The criminally injurious conduct resulted in personal physical or psychological injury to, or death of, the v…
KRS § 49.380 Collection actions against crime victim for debt related to expense covered under KRS 49.370(2) to cease pending resolution of claim submitted to board
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under KRS 49.370(2) to cease pending resolution of claim submitted to board. (1) Upon the filing of an application for a claim with the Crime Victims Compensation Board, all debt collection actions by a creditor or the creditor's agent, against the claimant for a debt or expense …
KRS § 49.390 Reduction of award -- Basis of denial, reconsideration, or reduction of award
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award. (1) Any award made pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490 shall be reduced by the amount of any payments received or to be received by the claimant as a result of the injury from the following sources: (a) From or on behalf of the person who committed the crime; (b) Under insura…
KRS § 49.400 Effect of filing false information
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Any person who procures or attempts to procure compensation with the Crime Victims Compensation Board by intentionally filing information he or she knows to be false shall have the claim denied and be forever barred from filing a claim with this board.
KRS § 49.410 Manner of payment -- Annual reconsideration
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(1) The award shall be paid in a lump sum, except that in the case of death or protracted disability the award shall provide for periodic payments to compensate for loss of earnings or support. No award made pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490 shall be subject to execution or attach…
KRS § 49.420 Lump-sum payment to survivors of police officer killed in line of duty
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(1) The Crime Victims Compensation Board may award a lump-sum payment not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the family of a police officer employed by a city, county, or urban-county government who is killed in the line of duty as a police officer for such city,…
KRS § 49.430 Federal participation
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The Crime Victims Compensation Board may apply for funds from, and submit all necessary forms to, any federal agency participating in a cooperative program to compensate victims of crime.
KRS § 49.440 Records of proceedings are public records -- Confidentiality protected
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The Crime Victims Compensation Board shall maintain the official record of the claim, including evidence entered into the record at a hearing on the claim, and the final action taken on each claim. All records of proceedings shall be public records; provided, however, that any re…
KRS § 49.450 Contracts regarding crime -- Money to be paid to Crime Victims Compensation Board -- Disposition
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Compensation Board -- Disposition. (1) Every person contracting with any person or the representative or assignee of any person accused or convicted of a crime in this state, with respect to the reenactment of such crime, by way of a movie, book, magazine article, radio, or telev…
KRS § 49.460 Subrogation
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(1) No right of action at law against a person who has committed a criminal act for damages as a consequence of such act shall be lost as a consequence of receiving benefits under the provisions of KRS 49.270 to 49.490. In the event any person receiving benefits under KRS 49.270 …
KRS § 49.470 Award constitutes debt owed to state -- Manner of payment
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(1) Any payment of benefits to or on behalf of a victim under KRS 49.270 to 49.490 creates a debt due and owing to the state by any person found to have committed such criminal act in either a civil or criminal court proceeding in which he is a party. (2) The court when placing a…
KRS § 49.480 Crime victims' compensation fund
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(1) There is established in the State Treasury the crime victims' compensation fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund," to be administered by the Crime Victims Compensation Board. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the power of the court to order additional forms of r…
KRS § 49.490 Sexual assault victim assistance fund
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(1) There is established in the State Treasury the sexual assault victim assistance fund to be administered by the Crime Victims Compensation Board for the purpose of funding medical examinations for victims of sexual assault as provided in subsection (4) of this section and in K…
KRS § 49.990 Penalty for failure or refusal to obey subpoena or order of Board of Tax Appeals, Crime Victims Compensation Board, or Board of Claims
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Appeals, Crime Victims Compensation Board, or Board of Claims. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a subpoena or order of the Board of Tax Appeals, the Crime Victims Compensation Board, or the Board of Claims made pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B shall be fined not less than twent…