2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-142.5. Powers of Board relating to claims for compensation - Office and staff support.

A. The Crime Victims Compensation Board shall award compensation for economic loss arising from criminally injurious conduct if satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements for compensation have been met. The Administrator of the Crime Victims Compensation Board may determine initial victims' claims and any victim's claim up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The Board may delegate any other victim's claim to the Administrator of the Crime Victims Compensation Board at their discretion. The claimant shall have a right of appeal to the Board for any claim in dispute.

B. The Board shall hear and determine all matters relating to claims for compensation of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more and may hear claims under Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The Board shall be able to reinvestigate or reopen claims without regard to statutes of limitation. However, claims that have been inactive for a period of more than three (3) years from the date of the last action by the Board shall be deemed closed and any further action forever barred. Claim files may be destroyed after a claim is closed. Claims which have been declined may be destroyed after nine (9) months, following the last Board action, provided the claimant has not notified the Board of any intentions to request reconsideration of the claim.

C. The Board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, require the production of records and other evidence, administer oaths or affirmations, conduct hearings and receive relevant evidence.

D. The Board shall be provided such office, support, staff and secretarial services as determined by the District Attorneys Council.

Added by Laws 1981, c. 93, § 5. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 348, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 93, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 325, § 6, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1999, c. 177, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2007, c. 171, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.