Section 94-03-03-16 - Travel expenses, meals, and lodgingThe division may reimburse a claimant for meals, lodging, and travel expenses for travel directly related to the criminally injurious conduct.
1.Verification. The claimant shall submit receipts for travel and lodging expenses to the division.2.Payment limitations.a. Travel distance must be at least one hundred fifty miles round trip from the claimant's residence in order for the claimant to be eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses.b. Reimbursement for lodging and meals may not exceed the rates established in North Dakota Century Code section 44-08-04.c. Reimbursement for mileage for the use of a privately owned automobile may not exceed the rate established in North Dakota Century Code section 54-06-09.d. The maximum reimbursement for lodging, meals, and mileage is one thousand dollars.e. Reimbursement for travel expenses for immediate family to attend the victim's funeral service may not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars and for not more than five consecutive days of travel time. Travel expenses to attend funeral services are included in the overall five thousand dollar maximum for funeral expenses.f. Reimbursement for vehicle rental may not exceed thirty dollars per day.g. Reimbursement for travel expenses is limited to the victim and one caregiver if the victim is a minor.h. The division may not pay reimbursement for travel expenses to obtain services from a provider located out of state unless good cause is shown.i. The division may not pay reimbursement for travel expenses for the victim or immediate family of a homicide victim to attend court proceedings or for the victim to meet with law enforcement.3.Time limitations. The division may not pay for reimbursement of travel expenses after two years from the date of the criminally injurious conduct except for reimbursement for mental health services. Travel expenses for mental health services are limited to no longer than a two-year period beginning on the date of the first session.N.D. Admin Code 94-03-03-16
Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2017-363, January 2017, effective 1/1/2017.General Authority: NDCC 54-23.4-04
Law Implemented: NDCC 44-08-04, 54-06-09, 54-23.4-06