Ind. Code § 5-2-6.1-17
Requirements for compensation
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 17. (a) Except for an alleged victim of a child sex crime, the division may not award compensation under this chapter unless the violent crime was reported to a law enforcement officer not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the occurrence of the crime.
Sec. 17. (a) Except for an alleged victim of a child sex crime, the division may not award compensation under this chapter unless the violent crime was reported to a law enforcement officer not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the occurrence of the crime.
(b) The division may not award compensation under this chapter until:
(b) The division may not award compensation under this chapter until:
(1) law enforcement and other records concerning the circumstances of the crime are available; and
(1) law enforcement and other records concerning the circumstances of the crime are available; and
(2) any criminal investigation directly related to the crime has been substantially completed.
(2) any criminal investigation directly related to the crime has been substantially completed.
(c) If the crime involved a motor vehicle, the division may not award compensation under this chapter until an information or indictment alleging the commission of a crime has been filed by a prosecuting attorney.
(c) If the crime involved a motor vehicle, the division may not award compensation under this chapter until an information or indictment alleging the commission of a crime has been filed by a prosecuting attorney. The division may award compensation under this chapter before an information or indictment alleging the commission of a crime has been filed where justice requires.
(d) The division may accept proof that evidence was collected through a forensic exam described in IC 16-21-8 as compliance with subsection (a) and as cooperation with law enforcement, as required by sections 18 and 19 of this chapter.
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