A. There is hereby created a special fund to be administered by the Comptroller, known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.
B. Whenever the costs provided for in §§ 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, or § 17.1-275.9 or subsections B or C of § 16.1-69.48:1 are assessed, a portion of the costs, as specified in those sections, shall be paid over to the Comptroller to be deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. Under no condition shall a political subdivision be held liable for the payment of this sum.
C. No claim shall be accepted under the provisions of this chapter when the crime that gave rise to such claim occurred prior to July 1, 1977.
D. Sums available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund shall be used for the purpose of payment of the costs and expenses necessary for the administration of this chapter and for the payment of claims pursuant to this chapter.
E. All revenues deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, and appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, shall be immediately available for the payment of claims.
1976, c. 605; 1978, c. 413; 1980, c. 521; 1985, c. 230; 1988, c. 748; 1993, c. 434; 1996, cc. 760, 976; 2002, c. 831.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 21.1 - Compensating Victims of Crime
§ 19.2-368.1. Findings; legislative intent
§ 19.2-368.3. Powers and duties of Commission
§ 19.2-368.3:1. Crime victims' ombudsman
§ 19.2-368.4. Persons eligible for awards
§ 19.2-368.5. Filing of claims; deferral of proceedings; restitution
§ 19.2-368.5:1. Failure to perfect claim; denial
§ 19.2-368.6. Assignment of claims; investigation; hearing; confidentiality of records; decisions
§ 19.2-368.7. Review by Commission
§ 19.2-368.8. Reinvestigation of decision; reconsideration of award; judicial review
§ 19.2-368.9. Emergency awards
§ 19.2-368.10. When awards to be made; reporting crime and cooperation with law enforcement
§ 19.2-368.11:1. Amount of award
§ 19.2-368.12. Awards not subject to execution or attachment; apportionment; reductions
§ 19.2-368.14. Public record; exception
§ 19.2-368.16. Claims to be made under oath