Ky. Rev. Stat. § 49.330

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225

Section 49.330 - Application for award - Filing of claim form - Effect of pending criminal prosecution on proceedings of Crime Victims Compensation Board

(1) A claim form may be filed by a person eligible to receive an award, as provided in KRS 49.310 or, if the person is a minor, by his or her parent or guardian.

(2)

Claims shall be filed with the board in accordance with the administrative regulations promulgated by the board. The board shall accept for filing all claims submitted by persons eligible under subsection (1) of this section and alleging the jurisdiction requirements set forth in KRS 49.270 to 49.490 and meeting the requirements as to form in the administrative regulations of the board.

(3) Upon filing of a claim pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490, the board shall promptly notify the United States attorney, if a federal offense is involved, the Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney of the county wherein the crime is alleged to have occurred.

(4) No claim may be filed by, or on behalf of, a person currently confined in any correctional facility, or any state institution maintained and operated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

KRS 49.330

Effective: June 29, 2021

Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 40, effective June 29, 2021. -- Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 33, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 37, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 409, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 2, effective June 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 297, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 6.

Amended by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 67,§ 4, eff. 7/15/2024.

Amended by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185,§ 40, eff. 6/29/2021.

Added by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74,§ 33, eff. 6/29/2017.

Formerly codified asKRS 346.060.