N.Y. Exec. Law § 624

§ 624. Eligibility. 1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this\nsection, the following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to\nthis article:\n (a) a victim of a crime;\n (b) a surviving spouse, grandparent, parent, stepparent, guardian,\nbrother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, child, stepchild or grandchild\nof a victim of a crime who died as a direct result of such crime;\n (c) any other person dependent for his principal support upon a victim\nof a crime who died as a direct result of such crime;\n (d) any person who has paid for or incurred the burial expenses of a\nvictim who died as a direct result of such crime, except such person\nshall not be eligible to receive an award for other than burial expenses\nunless otherwise eligible under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this\nsubdivision;\n (e) an elderly victim of a crime;\n (f) a disabled victim of a crime;\n (g) a child victim of a crime;\n (h) a parent, stepparent, grandparent, guardian, brother, sister,\nstepbrother or stepsister of a child victim of a crime;\n (i) a surviving spouse of a crime victim who died from causes not\ndirectly related to the crime when such victim died prior to filing a\nclaim with the office or subsequent to filing a claim but prior to the\nrendering of a decision by the office. Such award shall be limited to\nout-of-pocket loss incurred as a direct result of the crime; and\n (j) a spouse, child or stepchild of a victim of a crime who has\nsustained personal physical injury as a direct result of a crime.\n (k) a surviving spouse, child or stepchild of a victim of a crime who\ndied as a direct result of such crime and where such crime occurred in\nthe residence shared by such family member or members and the victim.\n 2. A person who is criminally responsible for the crime upon which a\nclaim is based or an accomplice of such person shall not be eligible to\nreceive an award with respect to such claim. A member of the family of a\nperson criminally responsible for the crime upon which a claim is based\nor a member of the family of an accomplice of such person, shall be\neligible to receive an award, unless the office determines pursuant to\nregulations promulgated to carry out the provisions and purposes of this\narticle, that the person criminally responsible will receive substantial\neconomic benefit or unjust enrichment from the compensation. In such\ncircumstances the award may be reduced or structured in such way as to\nremove the substantial economic benefit or unjust enrichment to such\nperson or the claim may be denied.\n