Indiana § 5-2-6.1-16 Applications for assistance

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-2-6.1-16 — Applications for assistance

Indiana § 5-2-6.1-16

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 2LAW ENFORCEMENT

Ch. 6.1Compensation for Victims of Violent Crimes

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Ind. Code § 5-2-6.1-16 (2026).

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(a)A person eligible for assistance under section 12 of this chapter may file an application for assistance with the division.

(b)Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the application must be received by the division not more than one hundred eighty

(180)days after the date the crime was committed. The division may grant an extension of time for good cause shown by the claimant. However, and except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the division may not accept an application that is received more than two

(2)years after the date the crime was committed.

(c)The application must be filed in the office of the division in person, through the division's website, or by first class or certified mail. If requested, the division shall assist a victim in preparing the application.

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(a) A person eligible for assistance under
section 12 of this chapter may file an application for assistance with the
division.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the application
must be received by the division not more than one hundred eighty
(180) days after the date the crime was committed. The division may
grant an extension of time for good cause shown by the claimant.
However, and except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the
division may not accept an application that is received more than two
(2) years after the date the crime was committed.
(c) The application must be filed in the office of the division in
person, through the division's website, or by first class or certified mail.
If requested, the division shall assist a victim in preparing the
application.
(d) The division shall accept all applications filed in compliance
with this chapter. Upon receipt of a complete application, the division
shall promptly begin the investigation and processing of an application.
(e) An alleged victim of a child sex crime may submit an application
to the division until the victim becomes thirty-one (31) years of age or
in accordance with subsection (f).
(f) An alleged victim of a child sex crime described in IC 35-41-4-2(e) which meets the requirements of IC 35-41-4-2(p) may
submit an application to the division not later than five (5) years after
the earliest of the date on which:
(1) the state first discovers evidence sufficient to charge the
offender with the offense through DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
analysis;
(2) the state first becomes aware of the existence of a recording
(as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-273) that provides evidence sufficient
to charge the offender with the offense; or
(3) a person confesses to the offense.
(g) An alleged victim of a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2
upon a child less than fourteen (14) years of age may submit an
application to the division not later than five (5) years after the
commission of the offense.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.47-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.121-2006, SEC.9; P.L.48-2012, SEC.5; P.L.238-2015, SEC.2; P.L.65-2016, SEC.2; P.L.31-2020, SEC.1; P.L.20-2024, SEC.11; P.L.1-2025, SEC.38.