English Brochure 2 - University of South...
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Applying for Victim Compensation or checking on the status of individual victim compensation claims. Emergency assistance. The appellate court process or the status of appellate cases. Victim service programs in your area and referral to local resources. The Sexual Battery Examination Program. The Address Confidentiality Program for domestic violence victims. BUREAU 0F VICTIM VICTIM C0MPENSATION The Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs within the Office of the Attorney General provides a toll-free information and referral line to victims of crime or their immediate family. Toll-Free Victim Services Information and Referral Line 1-800-226-6667 Internet web site: http://myfloridalegal.com TDD users can call through Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771 Call the Victim Services Information and Referral Line if you would like information about: What Benefits are Available? Wage loss for an employed victim who missed work as the result of the crime related injury or a parent/guardian who had to care for a minor child recovering from a crime related injury. Loss of support for persons who were principally dependent on a deceased victim who was employed or earned income at the time of the crime. Disability allowance when the victim becomes disabled as a result of the crime. Funeral/burial and related expenses. Treatment expenses for medical or non-medical remedial care or other necessary services. Prescriptions, eyeglasses, dentures, or prosthetic devices needed as a result of the crime. Mental health counseling. Property loss reimbursement for elderly (age 60 or older) or disabled adults only. Crime must be reported within 72 hours and only certain types of property are compensable. Domestic violence relocation assistance for victims who have an immediate need to escape a domestic violence environment. The need must be certified by a State of Florida certified domestic violence center. Note: Only those expenses directly related to the crime will be considered for payment. All benefits have dollar limitations, subject to change and require certain types of documentation. Some benefits are not available for certain types of claims. Life After Life Before Crime Photos courtsey of Leslie Drew’s family.
Transcript of English Brochure 2 - University of South...
Apply
ing f
or V
ictim
Com
pens
ation
or ch
eckin
g on t
he st
atus
of
indiv
idual
victim
com
pens
ation
claim
s.
Em
erge
ncy a
ssista
nce.
T
he ap
pella
te co
urt p
roce
ss or
the s
tatu
s of a
ppell
ate c
ases
.
V
ictim
servi
ce pr
ogra
ms i
n you
r are
a and
refer
ral t
o loc
al re
sour
ces.
T
he Se
xual
Batte
ry Ex
amin
ation
Pro
gram
.
T
he A
ddre
ss Co
nfide
ntial
ity P
rogr
am fo
r dom
estic
viole
nce
victim
s.
BURE
AU 0
FVI
CTIM
VI
CTIM
C0
MPE
NSAT
ION
The D
ivisio
n of V
ictim
Servi
ces a
nd Cr
imina
l Jus
tice P
rogr
ams w
ithin
the
Offic
e of t
he A
ttorn
ey G
ener
al pr
ovide
s a to
ll-fre
e inf
orm
ation
and
refer
ral li
ne to
victi
ms o
f crim
e or t
heir
imm
ediat
e fam
ily.
Toll-F
ree V
icti
m S
erv
ices
Info
rma
tion
an
d R
efe
rra
l Li
ne
1-8
00-2
26-6
667
Inte
rnet
web
sit
e:
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da
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al.co
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sers
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n c
all
thro
ug
h F
lori
da
Rela
y Se
rvic
e a
t 1-8
00-9
55-8
771
Call t
he V
ictim
Servi
ces I
nfor
mat
ion an
d Refe
rral L
ine i
f you
wou
ld lik
e inf
orm
ation
abou
t:
Wh
at
Ben
efi
ts a
re A
vaila
ble
?
Wa
ge loss
for a
n em
ploye
d vict
im w
ho m
issed
wor
k as t
he
resu
lt of
the c
rime r
elated
injur
y or a
pare
nt/g
uard
ian w
ho ha
d to c
are
for a
min
or ch
ild re
cove
ring f
rom
a cri
me r
elated
injur
y.
Loss
of
sup
port
for p
erso
ns w
ho w
ere p
rincip
ally
depe
nden
t on a
dece
ased
victi
m w
ho w
as em
ploye
d or e
arne
d inc
ome
at th
e tim
e of t
he cr
ime.
Dis
ab
ilit
y all
owan
ce w
hen t
he vi
ctim
beco
mes
disa
bled a
s a
resu
lt of
the c
rime.
Fun
era
l/b
uri
al a
nd re
lated
expe
nses
.
Trea
tmen
t ex
pen
ses
for m
edica
l or n
on-m
edica
l re
med
ial ca
re or
othe
r nec
essa
ry se
rvice
s.
Pre
scri
pti
on
s, e
yeg
lass
es,
den
ture
s, o
r p
rost
heti
c d
evi
ces
need
ed as
a re
sult
of th
e crim
e.
Men
tal h
ea
lth
coun
selin
g.
Pro
pert
y lo
ss r
eim
bu
rsem
en
t for
elde
rly (a
ge 60
or
olde
r) or
disa
bled a
dults
only.
Crim
e mus
t be r
epor
ted w
ithin
72
hour
s and
only
certa
in typ
es of
prop
erty
are c
ompe
nsab
le.
Dom
est
ic v
iole
nce
relo
cati
on
assis
tanc
e for
vic
tims w
ho ha
ve an
imm
ediat
e nee
d to e
scape
a do
mes
tic vi
olenc
e en
viron
men
t. Th
e nee
d mus
t be c
ertif
ied by
a St
ate o
f Flor
ida ce
rtifie
d do
mes
tic vi
olenc
e cen
ter.
Note
: On
ly th
ose e
xpen
ses d
irectl
y rela
ted to
the
crim
e will
be
cons
idere
d for
paym
ent.
All b
enefi
ts ha
ve do
llar l
imita
tions
, sub
ject t
o ch
ange
and r
equir
e cer
tain
types
of do
cum
enta
tion.
Som
e ben
efits
are
not a
vaila
ble fo
r cer
tain
types
of cl
aims.
Life
Aft
er
Life
Befo
reC
rim
e
Phot
os co
urtse
y of L
eslie
Dre
w’s
fam
ily.
HO
W T
O A
PP
LY?
WH
O C
AN
AP
PLY
?
Victi
m or
inter
veno
r as d
efine
d in C
hapt
er 96
0 of t
he Fl
orida
Stat
utes
.
A
survi
ving s
pous
e or p
aren
t of a
dece
ased
victi
m.
A
survi
ving a
dult
child
or si
bling
of a
dece
ased
victi
m.
A
guar
dian a
pplyi
ng fo
r a m
inor
child
victi
m, in
com
peten
t per
son,
survi
ving m
inor
child
of a
dece
ased
victi
m, s
urviv
ing m
inor
sibli
ng of
a de
ceas
ed vi
ctim
; mino
rs th
at w
ere p
rese
nt at
the s
cene
of a
crim
e, wh
o saw
or he
ard t
he cr
ime,
and s
uffer
ed ps
ycholo
gical
or ps
ychiat
ric
injur
y as a
resu
lt of
the c
rime.
A
relat
ive ap
plying
on be
half
of a
dece
ased
victi
m w
hen t
here
is no
othe
r sou
rce fo
r pay
men
t of f
uner
al ex
pens
es.
An
y oth
er pe
rson w
ho w
as de
pend
ent f
or hi
s or h
er pr
incipa
l sup
port
upon
a de
ceas
ed vi
ctim
or in
terve
nor.
QU
ALI
FIC
ATI
ON
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS
Crim
e mus
t be r
epor
ted to
law
enfo
rcem
ent w
ithin
72 ho
urs.
Exce
ption
s for
good
caus
e are
not a
vaila
ble fo
r pro
perty
loss
claim
s.
Appli
catio
n mus
t be f
iled w
ithin
one y
ear a
fter t
he cr
ime d
ate o
r with
in tw
o yea
rs if
good
caus
e is s
hown
for t
he fi
ling d
elay.
Vi
ctim
mus
t full
y coo
pera
te wi
th la
w en
force
men
t, th
e sta
te at
torn
ey’s
offic
e, an
d the
Atto
rney
Gen
eral’
s offi
ce.
Victi
m m
ust n
ot ha
ve be
en en
gage
d in a
n unla
wful
activ
ity.
Victi
m's
cond
uct
mus
t not
have
cont
ribut
ed to
his o
r her
own i
njur
ies.
Victi
m or
claim
ant m
ust n
ot ha
ve be
en co
nfine
d or i
n cus
tody
in a
coun
ty or
mun
icipa
l fac
ility,
a sta
te or
fede
ral c
orre
ction
al fa
cility
, or a
juv
enile
deten
tion,
com
mitm
ent,
or as
sessm
ent f
acili
ty, ad
judica
ted as
a ha
bitua
l felo
ny of
fende
r, hab
itual
violen
t offe
nder,
viole
nt ca
reer
cri
mina
l, or a
djudic
ated
guilt
y of a
forci
ble fe
lony o
ffens
e.
A cri
mina
l bac
kgro
und c
heck
will
be co
nduc
ted on
all v
ictim
s and
or cl
aiman
ts wh
o sub
mit
a clai
m.
WH
AT
INFO
RM
ATI
ON
IS
NEE
DED
TO
AP
PLY
?
A co
mple
ted an
d sign
ed vi
ctim
com
pens
ation
claim
form
.
A
law en
force
men
t offe
nse r
epor
t doc
umen
ting p
roof
of a
com
pens
able
crim
e.
Pr
oof o
f crim
e-re
lated
expe
nses
(for
exam
ple, it
emize
d bill
s).
Pr
oof o
f thir
d-pa
rty pa
ymen
ts su
ch as
insu
ranc
e, re
stitu
tion,
judgm
ents
or se
ttlem
ents.
Pr
oof o
f the
tim
e los
t fro
m w
ork d
ue to
the c
rime a
nd a
docto
r’s st
atem
ent c
ertif
ying d
isabil
ity.
Ce
rtific
ation
by a
certi
fied s
helte
r for
reloc
ation
bene
fits.
WH
O Q
UA
LIFI
ES?
Victi
ms w
ho su
ffere
d per
sona
l phy
sical,
psych
iatric
or ps
ycholo
gical
injur
y as t
he re
sult
of a
crim
e. So
me e
xcept
ions m
ay ap
ply fo
r vict
ims
who d
id no
t sus
tain
a per
sona
l phy
sical
injur
y or d
eath
.
Su
rvivo
rs of
a vic
tim w
ho w
as ki
lled a
s a re
sult
of a
felon
y or m
isdem
eano
r crim
e pun
ishab
le un
der f
eder
al or
stat
e law
, inclu
ding D
UI
(mot
or ve
hicle,
boat
ing, o
r airc
raft)
and h
it an
d run
.
Subm
it a c
omple
ted an
d sign
ed V
ictim
Com
pens
ation
Claim
Form
to:
Bu
rea
u o
f V
icti
m C
om
pen
sati
on
Th
e C
ap
itol, P
L-01
Talla
ha
ssee, FL
32399-1
050
Or
Su
bm
it o
nlin
e t
o:
VC
INTA
KE@
myf
lori
da
leg
al.co
m
The c
laim
form
can b
e obt
ained
from
your
loca
l sta
te at
torn
ey,
victim
advo
cate
offic
e, or
by ca
lling
the V
ictim
Servi
ces
Info
rmat
ion an
d Refe
rral t
oll-fr
ee lin
e at:
1-80
0-22
6-66
67TD
D us
ers c
an ca
ll th
roug
h Fl
orid
a Re
lay S
ervi
ce
1-80
0-95
5-87
71
Plea
se co
ntac
t loc
al vic
tim ad
voca
tes if
you r
equir
e assi
stanc
e in
com
pletin
g the
claim
form
. You
are n
ot re
quire
d to h
ave a
n at
torn
ey in
orde
r to f
ile a
claim
, and
ther
e is n
o app
licat
ion fe
e.
Whe
n yo
ur cl
aim is
rece
ived,
you
may
be a
sked
to p
rovid
e sp
ecifi
c m
edica
l an
d fin
ancia
l in
form
ation
. Yo
u sh
ould
gath
er m
ater
ials
relat
ed t
o th
e cri
me
and
have
the
m
avail
able
if re
ques
ted.
WH
AT
HA
PP
ENS
WH
EN A
CLA
IM I
S SU
BM
ITTE
D?
Lim
its b
elow
the
max
imum
may
app
ly
to th
e sp
ecifi
c be
nefit
s w
hich
may
be
redu
ced
with
out p
rior
not
ice
to th
e aw
ard
reci
pien
t bas
ed o
n av
aila
bilit
y of
fun
ding
.
