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Crime Victims' Compensation



Cross Timbers Family Services can assist victims of violence and their families with Crime Victims’ Compensation claims.  The Texas Crime Victims' Compensation Fund helps innocent victims and their families when they have no other means of paying for the financial cost of crime. The Fund is administered by the Crime Victims' Compensation Program of the Office of the Attorney General. The money in the Fund comes from people who break the law.

 


Who May Qualify for CVC?  

  • An innocent victim of crime who suffers physical and/or emotional harm or death
  • an authorized individual acting on behalf of a victim
  • a person who legally assumes the obligations or voluntarily pays certain expenses related to the crime on behalf of the victim
  • a dependent of a victim
  • an immediate family member or household members related by blood or marriage who require psychiatric care or counseling as a result of the crime
  • an intervener who goes to the aid of the victim or a peace officer
  • a peace officer, fire fighter, or individual whose employment includes the duty of protecting the public

 


What Crimes Are Covered?  

Crimes involving "criminally injurious conduct," which is defined as conduct that occurs or is attempted, poses a substantial threat of personal injury or death and is, or would be, punishable by fine, imprisonment or death. This includes sex offenses, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, assaultive offenses, arson, homicide and other violent crimes in which the victim suffers physical or emotional harm or death.

The following motor-vehicle-related crimes are also covered: Failure to Stop and Render Aid, DWI, Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Intoxication Manslaughter and Intoxication Assault.


 

What Expenses Are Eligible?

Claims may be approved for benefits up to a total of $50,000. These funds may be paid to the victim/claimant or to service providers on behalf of the victim. Approved claims may be awarded compensation for the following expenses related to the crime:
      • medical, hospital, physical therapy or nursing care
      • psychiatric care or counseling
      • loss of earnings or support
      • loss of wages due to participation in, or attendance at, the investigation, prosecutorial and judicial processes, and travel
      • care of a child or a dependent
      • funeral and burial expenses
      • crime scene clean-up
      • replacement costs for clothing, bedding, or property seized as evidence or rendered unusable as a result of the investigation
      • reasonable attorney fees for assistance in filing the Crime Victims' Compensation application and in obtaining benefits, if the claim is approved
      • loss of wages and travel to seek medical treatment
      • one time relocation expenses for domestic violence victims or for those sexual assault victims attacked in their own residence

In the case of catastrophic injuries resulting in a total and permanent disability, the victim may be eligible for $75,000 in benefits for:

      • making a home or car accessible
      • job training and vocational rehabilitation
      • training in the use of special appliances
      • home health care
      • reimbursement of lost wages

 


24-Hour Hotline Number   
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Toll Free    1-866-934 HELP