2006 New York Code - Emergency Awards.

 
    § 630. Emergency  awards. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
  six hundred twenty-seven of this article, if it  appears  to  the  board
  member  to whom a claim is assigned, that such claim is one with respect
  to which an award probably will be made, and undue hardship will  result
  to  the claimant if immediate payment is not made, such board member may
  make one or more emergency  awards  to  the  claimant  pending  a  final
  decision  of  the  board  or  payment of an award in the case, provided,
  however, that (a) the amount of each  such  emergency  award  shall  not
  exceed  five  hundred  dollars,  (b)  the total amount of such emergency
  awards shall not exceed fifteen hundred dollars, (c) the amount of  such
  emergency  awards  shall  be  deducted  from any final award made to the
  claimant, and (d) the excess of the amount of any such  emergency  award
  over  the amount of the final award, or the full amount of any emergency
  awards if no final award is made, shall be repaid by the claimant to the
  board.
    2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section six hundred  twenty-seven
  of this article, local crime victim service programs shall be authorized
  to  provide  emergency  awards  to  crime victims for essential personal
  property,  medical  treatment,   shelter   costs,   security   services,
  counseling  and transportation the total amount of such emergency awards
  not to exceed five hundred dollars. These programs shall  be  reimbursed
  by  the  board,  pursuant  to  the  provisions of this article, if it is
  subsequently determined that the victim is an eligible  claimant.  Local
  crime  victim  service programs shall be authorized to establish special
  accounts for this purpose.  The board shall initiate a program to assist
  local crime victim service programs in establishing special accounts  to
  provide emergency awards, within amounts designated for that purpose.