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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.