Section 49.310 - Eligibility for awards pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490: (a) A victim of criminally injurious conduct;(b) A surviving family member or personal representative of a victim of criminally injurious conduct who died as a direct result of the conduct;(c) Any other person dependent for his or her principal support upon a victim of criminally injurious conduct who died as a direct result of the crime;(d) Any person who is legally responsible for the medical expenses or funeral expenses of a victim; and (e) Any person acting as the primary caregiver for a victim of criminally injurious conduct.(2) No victim or dependent shall be denied compensation solely because he or she is a relative of the offender or was living with the offender as a family or household member at the time of the injury or death. However, the Crime Victims Compensation Board may award compensation to a victim or dependent who is a relative, family, or household member of the offender only if the board can reasonably determine the offender will not receive significant economic benefit or unjust enrichment from the compensation. Effective: June 29, 2021
Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 39, effective June 29, 2021. -- Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 31, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 612, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 567, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 409, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 5.
Amended by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 67,§ 3, eff. 7/15/2024.Amended by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185,§ 39, eff. 6/29/2021.Added by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74,§ 31, eff. 6/29/2017.Formerly codified asKRS 346.050.