District of Columbia Code
Title 4 - Public Care Systems
Chapter 5 - Victims of Crime

§ 4–504. Crime Victims Compensation Advisory Commission; establishment; membership; duties - (a) A Crime Victims Compensation Advisory Commission (“Commission”) is established...

§ 4–505. Crime Victims Compensation Appeals Board; establishment; membership; duties - (a) A Crime Victims Compensation Appeals Board (“Board”) is established...

§ 4–506. Eligibility for compensation - (a) A victim or secondary victim is eligible to receive...

§ 4–507. Awards of compensation - (a) The Court shall award compensation in an amount equal...

§ 4–508. Disqualifications and reductions - (a) The Court shall not award compensation if the: (1)...

§ 4–509. Preservation of civil actions; subrogation - (a) A claimant or the claimant’s successors in interest retain...

§ 4–510. Emergency awards - (a) If it appears likely that a final award will...

§ 4–511. Confidentiality - (a) Information, records, and transcripts of hearings contained in the...

§ 4–512. Procedures for filing claims - (a) A claim shall be initiated when the claimant timely...

§ 4–513. False claims - (a) It shall be a misdemeanor to knowingly submit false...

§ 4–514. Annual report - The Chief Judge of the Court shall report annually to...

§ 4–515. Crime Victims Compensation Fund - (a) A fund is established to be administered by the...

§ 4–515.01. Crime Victims Assistance Fund - (a) There is established as a nonlapsing, interest-bearing, revolving fund...

§ 4–516. Assessments - (a) In addition to and separate from punishment imposed, an...

§ 4–517. Duty of law enforcement agencies - (a) All law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia...

§ 4–517.01. Crime victims assistance - (a) The victims assistance grants agency shall have the authority...

§ 4–518. Appropriations - Funds may be appropriated as necessary to carry out this...

Subchapter I-A - Shelter and Transitional Housing

§ 4–521. Shelter and Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Fund - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

Subchapter II - Repealed Provisions

§ 4–531. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 2, 29...

§ 4–532. Eligibility. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 3, 29...

§ 4–533. Awards of compensation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 4, 29...

§ 4–534. Emergency awards. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 5, 29...

§ 4–535. Attorneys fees. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 6, 29...

§ 4–536. Preservation of civil actions; subrogation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 7, 29...

§ 4–537. Waiver of rights void; award exempt from execution or attachment. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 8, 29...

§ 4–538. False claims. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 9, 29...

§ 4–539. Administration; annual report to Council. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 10, 29...

§ 4–540. Duties and powers of Mayor. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 11, 29...

§ 4–541. Procedure. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 12, 29...

§ 4–542. Judicial review. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 13, 29...

§ 4–543. Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 14, 29...

§ 4–544. Costs. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 15, 29...

§ 4–545. Appropriations. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 16, 29...

Subchapter III - Domestic Violence Hotline

§ 4–551. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Domestic...

§ 4–552. Domestic Violence Hotline - (a) The Office shall establish the Domestic Violence Hotline to...

§ 4–553. Task force - (a) Beginning October 1, 2013, the Office shall establish a...

Subchapter III-A - Crime Victims' Address Confidentiality

§ 4–555.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Actual...

§ 4–555.02. Establishment of the Address Confidentiality Program - (a) There is established the Address Confidentiality Program to be...

§ 4–555.03. Program applications and certification of participants - (a) OVSJG shall: (1) Establish a training program for a...

§ 4–555.04. Certification cancellation - (a) OVSJG may cancel a participant's certification if: (1) The...

§ 4–555.05. Address use by District agencies - (a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in this...

§ 4–555.06. Requests by a District agency for disclosure of an actual address - (a) A District agency may request disclosure of a participant's...

§ 4–555.07. Program participation and procedures - (a) If, at any time, a participant is subject to...

§ 4–555.08. Penalties - (a) Except as provided by this subchapter, no person shall...

§ 4–555.09. Immunity from liability - Neither the District government nor its employees, nor an application...

§ 4–555.10. Appeals - Any person aggrieved by an action of OVSJG taken pursuant...

§ 4–555.11. Program review - By January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, OVSJG shall submit...

§ 4–555.12. Rules - OVSJG, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title...

Subchapter IV - Sexual Assault Response

§ 4–561.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Case...

§ 4–561.02. Processing of PERKs and specimens - (a) Within 7 days after a sexual assault victim makes...

§ 4–561.03. Payment for PERKs - The hospital shall not bill a sexual assault victim for...

§ 4–561.04. Independent expert consultant - (a) By December 1, 2014, the OVSJG shall retain an...

§ 4–561.05. Duties and obligations of the independent expert consultant - The independent expert consultant shall have the following duties and...

§ 4–561.06. Reviews and reporting requirements - (a)(1) The independent expert consultant shall: (A) Prepare, by June...

§ 4–561.07. The MPD’s duties - The MPD shall provide the independent expert consultant with timely,...

§ 4–561.08. Monitoring by Chief of Police - The Chief of Police shall monitor the MPD personnel’s compliance...

§ 4–561.09. MPD reporting requirements - (a) The Chief of Police shall prepare, on an annual...

§ 4–561.10. DFS reporting requirement - In the annual report filed pursuant to § 5-1501.04(a)(5), the...

§ 4–561.11. OCME reporting requirement - In the annual report filed pursuant to § 5-1412(d), the...

§ 4–561.12. Establishment of a Sexual Assault Response Team - (a) There is established the Sexual Assault Response Team ("SART")....

§ 4–561.13. Duties and responsibilities of the SART - (a) The SART shall: (1) Improve the coordination and functioning...

§ 4–561.14. The SART Case Review Subcommittee - (a) There is established the Sexual Assault Response Team Case...

§ 4–561.15. Sexual Assault Victim Rights Task Force - (a) Beginning October 1, 2014, the OVSJG shall establish a...

§ 4–561.16. No private right of action - This subchapter shall not be construed to create a private...

Subchapter V - Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants Transparency

§ 4–571.01. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants transparency - (a) Beginning on September 30, 2022, and every 6 months...

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District of Columbia Code Title 4 - Public Care Systems Chapter 5 - Victims of Crime

District of Columbia Code
Title 4 - Public Care Systems
Chapter 5 - Victims of Crime