2012 New York Consolidated Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 22 - (620 - 635) OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES
630 - Emergency awards.

 
    § 630. Emergency  awards. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
  six hundred twenty-seven of this article, if it appears to  the  office,
  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, the office may make one or more emergency awards to
  the  claimant  pending  a  final decision of the office or payment of an
  award in the case, provided, however, that  the  total  amount  of  such
  emergency  awards  shall  not  exceed  twenty-five  hundred dollars. The
  amount of such emergency awards shall be deducted from any  final  award
  made to the claimant, and 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 office.
    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 office, 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 office 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.