Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 649.8

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 649.8 - Emergency Awards

(a) An applicant may indicate on the application, subsequent application, or bill that he or she is applying for an emergency award.

(b) Upon receipt of an application, subsequent application, or bill for an emergency award, the VCP shall expedite the process of verifying the application, subsequent application, or bill to determine if an emergency award is appropriate. The VCP shall make telephone calls and transmit documents electronically or by facsimile to obtain information necessary to evaluate an application, subsequent application, or bill for an emergency award. A decision regarding an application, subsequent application, or bill for an emergency award shall be promptly communicated to the applicant.

(c) An emergency award may be allowed when it is necessary to avoid or mitigate a substantial hardship to the applicant that is the direct result of the qualifying crime. Substantial hardship shall include the following:

(1) The inability to provide for the necessities of life, including but not limited to shelter, food, medical care, or personal safety, without the emergency award.

(2) The inability to pay for funeral and burial expenses or crime scene cleaning expenses without the emergency award.

(d) The amount of an emergency award shall be based on the applicant's immediate financial need as a direct result of the qualifying crime. Immediate financial need shall be determined by the financial assistance needed to avoid substantial hardship before the receipt of non-emergency assistance.

(e) An applicant for an emergency award shall provide sufficient information to substantiate an emergency award is necessary to avoid substantial hardship, or the applicant has an immediate financial need for an emergency award as a direct result of the qualifying crime.

(f) If sufficient information as required by subdivision (e) is not provided, an application for an emergency award shall be processed as an application for non-emergency assistance. The amount of the emergency award being requested shall be considered when determining the amount or type of information required to verify the application for an emergency award.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 649.8

1. Change without regulatory effect repealing former Section 649.8, and renumbering and amendment of Section 649.15 to Section 649.8 filed 9-28-87; operative 10-28-87 (Register 87, No. 41).
2. Change without regulatory effect pursuant to Title 1, California Code of Regulations, Section 100(b)(3) filed 2-16-90 (Register 90, No. 9).
3. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 649.8 to section 649.36 and renumbering former section 649.11 to section 649.8 filed 12-6-2007 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2007, No. 49).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-12-2009; operative 7-12-2009 (Register 2009, No. 24).
5. Amendment of subsections (a), (b) and (e) filed 8-12-2014; operative 10-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 33).

Note: Authority cited: Section 13920(c), Government Code. Reference: Section 13952.5, Government Code.