Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance

960.001 - Guidelines for Fair Treatment of Victims and Witnesses in the Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice Systems. - (1) The Department of Legal Affairs, the state attorneys, the...

960.0015 - Victim’s Right to a Speedy Trial; Speedy Trial Demand by the State Attorney. - (1) The state attorney may file a demand for a...

960.0021 - Legislative Intent; Advisement to Victims. - (1) The Legislature finds that in order to ensure that...

960.003 - Hepatitis and HIV Testing for Persons Charged With or Alleged by Petition for Delinquency to Have Committed Certain Offenses; Disclosure of Results to Victims. - (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—The Legislature finds that a victim of a...

960.01 - Short Title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 18, ch. 92-287.

960.02 - Declaration of Policy and Legislative Intent. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 2, ch. 80-146; s. 1,...

960.03 - Definitions; Ss. 960.01-960.28. - (1) “Catastrophic injury” means a permanent impairment constituted by: (a)...

960.045 - Department of Legal Affairs; Powers and Duties. - (1) The department shall: (a) Establish and maintain an office...

960.05 - Crime Victims’ Services Office. - (1) There is hereby created within the Department of Legal...

960.065 - Eligibility for Awards. - (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the following persons...

960.07 - Filing of Claims for Compensation. - (1) A claim for compensation may be filed by a...

960.09 - Determination of Claims. - (1) The department shall have authority to allow, deny, controvert,...

960.12 - Emergency Awards. - (1) The amount of such emergency award may not exceed...

960.13 - Awards. - (1)(a) No award shall be made unless the department finds...

960.14 - Manner of Payment; Execution or Attachment. - (1) Any award made under this chapter shall be in...

960.15 - Records. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 13, ch. 80-146; s. 10,...

960.16 - Subrogation. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 11, ch. 92-107; s. 14,...

960.17 - Award Constitutes Debt Owed to State. - (1) Any payment of benefits to, or on behalf of,...

960.18 - Penalty for Fraud. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 14, ch. 80-146.

960.194 - Emergency Responder Death Benefits. - (1) For the purposes of this section, the term: (a)...

960.195 - Awards to Elderly Persons or Disabled Adults for Property Loss. - (1) Notwithstanding the criteria in s. 960.13, for crime victim...

960.196 - Relocation Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking. - (1) Notwithstanding the criteria specified in ss. 960.07(2) and 960.13...

960.197 - Assistance to Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation and Child Pornography. - (1) Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13 for...

960.198 - Relocation Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence. - (1) Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13 for...

960.199 - Relocation Assistance for Victims of Sexual Battery. - (1) The department may award a one-time payment of up...

960.21 - Crimes Compensation Trust Fund. - (1) There is created a special fund, to be known...

960.22 - Application for Federal Funds. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 17, ch. 80-146; s. 13,...

960.23 - Notice of Provisions of This Chapter. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 18, ch. 80-146; s. 14,...

960.28 - Payment for Victims’ Initial Forensic Physical Examinations. - (1) A medical provider who performs an initial forensic physical...

960.29 - Legislative Findings and Intent. - (1) To remedy these problems, consistent with the preservation of...

960.291 - Definitions. - (1) “Civil restitution lien” means a lien which exists in...

960.292 - Enforcement of the Civil Restitution Lien Through Civil Restitution Lien Order. - (1) Upon conviction, the convicted offender shall incur civil liability...

960.293 - Determination of Damages and Losses. - (1) In a civil suit for damages filed by a...

960.294 - Effect of Civil Restitution Liens. - (1) PROPERTY SUBJECT TO CIVIL RESTITUTION LIEN.—The civil restitution lien...

960.295 - Civil Restitution Lien Supplemental to Other Forms of Restitution Available to Lienholder. - (1) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RESTITUTION REMEDIES.—The civil restitution lien provided...

960.296 - Construction and Severability. - (1) This civil restitution lien act supersedes law to the...

960.297 - Authorization for Governmental Right of Restitution for Costs of Incarceration. - (1) The state and its local subdivisions, in a separate...

960.298 - Priority of Liens. - History.—s. 23, ch. 94-342.