3 Miss. Code. R. 1-01-103 - Program Description

1. The Victim Compensation Fund provides financial assistance to innocent victims of criminal acts who have suffered personal injury or death. Compensation may be awarded for medical care, rehabilitation, counseling services for the victim and the victim's family member(s), funeral expenses, work loss for the victim or claimant and loss of economic support of dependents of deceased victims, relocation assistance for domestic violence victims, temporary housing assistance for domestic violence victims, court related transportation, execution travel, crime scene cleanup, and repair and replacement costs. Compensation Expenses which are paid by collateral sources, property loss or damage, pain and suffering, attorney fees, and expenses which are not directly related to the crime injuries are not eligible for compensation. Claimants must show they have suffered an economic loss as a result of the criminally injurious conduct in order to be eligible for compensation.

2. Awards payable to a victim/claimant, all other claimants and/or providers may not exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in the aggregate. Limitations include Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for medical costs; wage loss and economic loss of dependents payable up to Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) per week for a maximum of fifty-two (52) weeks; Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) for mental health counseling and care; Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) for funeral expenses and Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) for funeral transportation; Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for relocation assistance for domestic violence victims and Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) Dollars for temporary housing for domestic violence victims; One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for crime scene cleanup, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for court related travel, and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for property damage repair/replacement costs for exterior windows, doors, locks, or security devices of a residential dwelling. Other awards may be payable and are discussed further in the following chapters. In addition, other limitations do apply and are discussed further in the following chapters.

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