Utah § 63M-7-509 Grounds for eligibility.

Utah Statutes

§ 63M-7-509 — Grounds for eligibility.

Utah § 63M-7-509

Title 63MGovernor's Programs

Ch. 63M-7Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse

Part 63M-7-5Utah Office for Victims of Crime

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Utah Code Ann. § 63M-7-509 (2026).

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(1)A victim is eligible for a reparations award under this part if:

(1)(a) the claimant is:

(1)(a)(i) a victim of criminally injurious conduct;

(1)(a)(ii) a dependent of a deceased victim of criminally injurious conduct; or

(1)(a)(iii) a representative acting on behalf of one of the above;

(1)(b) (1)(b)(i) the criminally injurious conduct occurred in Utah; or

(1)(b)(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;

(1)(c) the application is made in writing in a form that conforms substantially to that prescribed by the office;

(1)(d) the criminally injurious conduct is reported to a law enforcement officer, in the law enforcement

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(1) A victim is eligible for a reparations award under this part if:
(1)(a) the claimant is:
(1)(a)(i) a victim of criminally injurious conduct;
(1)(a)(ii) a dependent of a deceased victim of criminally injurious conduct; or
(1)(a)(iii) a representative acting on behalf of one of the above;
(1)(b) (1)(b)(i) the criminally injurious conduct occurred in Utah; or
(1)(b)(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;
(1)(c) the application is made in writing in a form that conforms substantially to that prescribed by the office;
(1)(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;
(1)(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
(1)(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.
(3) (3)(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections (1)(d) and (e), a victim of sexual assault is not required to report the sexual assault to a law enforcement officer or another federal or state investigative agency or cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to be eligible for a reparations award under this section if:
(3)(a)(i) the victim seeks assistance from an advocacy services provider, a criminal justice system victim advocate, or a nongovernment organization victim advocate; and
(3)(a)(ii) the advocacy services provider, the criminal justice system victim advocate, or the nongovernment organization victim advocate completes a questionnaire, provided by the office, regarding the sexual assault.
(3)(b) Notwithstanding the requirement of Subsection (1)(e), a victim who has suffered strangulation in the course of interpersonal violence is not required to cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to be eligible for a reparations award under this section if the victim:
(3)(b)(i) reports the strangulation to a law enforcement officer or another federal or state investigative agency after the strangulation occurs; or
(3)(b)(ii) seeks medical care for the strangulation immediately after the strangulation occurs.