The General Assembly hereby declares that it serves a purpose, and is of benefit to the State, to indemnify those persons who are victims of crimes committed within the State or Delaware victims of terrorist acts, and it is therefore the declared purpose of this chapter to promote the public welfare by establishing a means of meeting the additional hardships imposed upon the innocent victims of certain crimes, and the families and dependents of those victims.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 90. COMPENSATION FOR INNOCENT VICTIMS OF CRIME
§ 9001. Declaration of purpose.
§ 9004. Functions of the Council.
§ 9005. Victims' Compensation Assistance Program.
§ 9006. Function of the Agency.
§ 9007. Victims' Compensation Assistance Program Appeals Board.
§ 9008. Function of the Appeals Board.
§ 9009. Administrative provisions; compensation.
§ 9010. Denial of claim; reduction.
§ 9011. Payment of compensation.
§ 9012. Form of claim; investigation—hearing.
§ 9014. Recovery from the criminal.
§ 9015. Assignment and subrogation.
§ 9019. Oaths; production of witnesses and records.
§ 9021. Persons to whom chapter applicable.
§ 9023. Payment for forensic medical examinations for victims of sexual offense.
§ 9024. Payment for child psychological assessments and short-term counseling.