Section 24-4.1-112 - Emergency approvals(1) The board may order an emergency approval to the applicant pending a final decision in the claim if it appears to the board, prior to taking action upon the claim, that undue hardship will result to the applicant if immediate payment is not made. Approvals pursuant to this section are intended to cover expenses incurred by crime victims in meeting their immediate short-term needs. The amount of an approval pursuant to this section must not exceed the amount set forth in the board's policies regarding emergency approvals and must be deducted from any final approval made as a result of the claim.(2) If the amount of an emergency approval exceeds the sum the board would have approved pursuant to this part 1, such excess must be repaid by the recipient.Amended by 2024 Ch. 177,§ 9, eff. 5/15/2024, app. to approvals for compensation pursuant to the "Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act" on or after 5/15/2024.Amended by 2015 Ch. 60, § 4, eff. 3/30/2015.L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1139, § 5, effective July 1. L. 84: (2) amended, p. 659, § 15, effective May 14. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 518, § 3, effective April 30. L. 2015: (1) amended, (HB 15-1035), ch. 60, p. 146, § 4, effective March 30.Section 18 of chapter 177 (SB 24-120), Session Laws of Colorado 2024, provides that the act changing this section applies to approvals for compensation pursuant to the "Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act" on or after May 15, 2024.