§ 630 — Emergency awards

§ 630. Emergency awards. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section\nsix hundred twenty-seven of this article, if it appears to the office,\nthat such claim is one with respect to which an award probably will be\nmade, and undue hardship will result to the claimant if immediate\npayment is not made, the office may make one or more emergency awards to\nthe claimant pending a final decision of the office or payment of an\naward in the case, provided, however, that the total amount of such\nemergency awards shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars. The\namount of such emergency awards shall be deducted from any final award\nmade to the claimant, and the excess of the amount of any such emergency\naward over the amount of the final award, or the full amount of any\nemergency awards if no final award is made, shall be repaid by the\nclaimant to the office.\n 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,\nif the crime upon which the claim is based resulted in the death of the\nvictim, and it appears to the office that such claim is one with respect\nto which an award probably will be made, and undue hardship will result\nto the claimant if immediate payment is not made, the office may make\none or more emergency awards to the claimant for reasonable burial\nexpenses pending a final decision of the office or payment of an award\nin the case; provided, however, that the total amount of an emergency\naward or awards for reasonable burial expenses shall not exceed six\nthousand dollars. The amount of such emergency award or awards shall be\ndeducted from any final award made to the claimant, and the excess of\nthe amount of any such award or awards over the amount of the final\naward, of the full amount of an emergency award or awards if no final\naward is made, shall be repaid by the claimant to the office.\n