2006 Utah Code - 63-25a-409 — Grounds for eligibility.

     63-25a-409.   Grounds for eligibility.
     In order to be eligible for a reparations award under this chapter:
     (1) The claimant shall be:
     (a) a victim of criminally injurious conduct;
     (b) a dependent of a deceased victim of criminally injurious conduct; or
     (c) a representative acting on behalf of one of the above.
     (2) The victim shall be either a resident of Utah or the criminally injurious conduct shall have occurred in Utah.
     (3) The application shall be made in writing in a form that conforms substantially to that prescribed by the board.
     (4) The criminally injurious conduct shall be reported to a law enforcement officer, in his capacity as a law enforcement officer, or other federal or state investigative agencies.
     (5) (a) The claimant or victim shall cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement agencies in their efforts to apprehend or convict the perpetrator of the alleged offense.
     (b) An award to a victim may be made whether any person is arrested, prosecuted, or convicted of the criminally injurious conduct giving rise to the claim.
     (6) The criminally injurious conduct shall have occurred after December 31, 1986.

Amended by Chapter 235, 2000 General Session