It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a method of compensating and assisting those persons who become victims of criminal acts and who suffer physical or psychological injury or death who are either within this state or who are residents of this state who become victims, as defined in Section 142.3 of this title, in states that have no crime victims compensation program. It is the further intent of the Legislature that district attorney offices shall provide services to victims of crime, as provided by law, and to assist in completing victim compensation claims pursuant to this act. To this end, it is the further intent of the Legislature to provide compensation in the amount of expenses actually incurred as a direct result of the criminal acts of other persons.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 93, § 1. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 348, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1999, c. 177, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 369, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001.