Eligibility

Who is eligible to apply?

• The victim.
• A dependent of a deceased victim
• A person who is authorized to act on behalf of a victim or dependent.
•  A third person who provided benefits to the victim or his/her family other than in the course or scope of his employment, business or profession.

Who is not eligible?

• The offender.
•  A victim who is participating in criminal activity or contributory misconduct.
• A victim who is a prisoner in any state, county or city prison, correctional, youth services or juvenile facility, or local confinement facility, or halfway house, group home or similar facility.