2018 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 22 - 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.
* NB Effective until June 26, 2019
* 2.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  subdivision  one  of  this
  section,  if  the  crime  upon  which the claim is based resulted in the
  death of the victim, and 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  for  reasonable
  burial  expenses pending a final decision of the office or payment of an
  award in the case; provided,  however,  that  the  total  amount  of  an
  emergency  award  or  awards  for  reasonable  burial expenses shall not
  exceed three thousand dollars. The amount of  such  emergency  award  or
  awards  shall be deducted from any final award made to the claimant, and
  the excess of the amount of any such award or awards over the amount  of
  the  final  award, of the full amount of an emergency award or awards if
  no final award is made, shall be repaid by the claimant to the office.
* NB Effective June 26, 2019