Grounds for eligibility.

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  • (1) A victim is eligible for a reparations award under this part if:
    • (a) the claimant is:
      • (i) a victim of criminally injurious conduct;
      • (ii) a dependent of a deceased victim of criminally injurious conduct; or
      • (iii) a representative acting on behalf of one of the above;
    • (b)
      • (i) the criminally injurious conduct occurred in Utah; or
      • (ii) the victim is a Utah resident who suffers injury or death as a result of criminally injurious conduct inflicted in a state, territory, or country that does not provide a crime victims' compensation program;
    • (c) the application is made in writing in a form that conforms substantially to that prescribed by the board;
    • (d) the criminally injurious conduct is reported to a law enforcement officer, in the law enforcement officer's capacity as a law enforcement officer, or another federal or state investigative agency;
    • (e) the claimant or victim cooperates with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys in efforts to apprehend or convict the perpetrator of the alleged offense; and
    • (f) the criminally injurious conduct occurred after December 31, 1986.
  • (2) A reparations award may be made to a victim regardless of whether any individual is arrested, prosecuted, or convicted of the criminally injurious conduct giving rise to a reparations claim.




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