{
 "jurisdiction": "CO",
 "name": "Colorado",
 "program": {
  "program_name": "Crime Victim Compensation",
  "agency": "Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Office for Victims Programs (claims are decided by the crime victim compensation board in each judicial district)",
  "website": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/dcj-offices/ovp/crime-victim-compensation",
  "apply_url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/how-to-file-a-claim-for-victim-compensation",
  "application_pdf_url": "https://cdpsdocs.state.co.us/ovp/Vic_Comp/VC_English_Application_2_18_16.pdf",
  "phone": "303-239-5719",
  "phone_source_id": "CO-S12",
  "statute_citation": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-100.1 to 24-4.1-124",
  "application_form": {
   "source_id": "CO-S13",
   "fillable": true,
   "field_count": 152
  }
 },
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   "id": "CO-S1",
   "title": "Colorado DCJ Office for Victims Programs: Crime Victim Compensation",
   "url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/dcj-offices/ovp/crime-victim-compensation",
   "kind": "agency_page",
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  {
   "id": "CO-S2",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-102 (Definitions), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-102/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:48Z",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S3",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-105 (Application for compensation), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-105/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:52Z",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S4",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-108 (Approving compensation), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-108/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:56Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S4.html",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S5",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109 (Losses compensable), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:00Z",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S6",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-110 (Recovery from collateral source), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-110/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:06Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S6.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S6.txt",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S7",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-112 (Emergency approvals), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-112/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:10Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S7.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S7.txt",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S8",
   "title": "C.R.S. 18-3-407.5 (Victim evidence, forensic medical examination costs), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-18/article-3/part-4/section-18-3-407-5/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:44Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S8.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S8.txt",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S9",
   "title": "C.R.S. 18-3-407.7 (Sexual assault victim emergency payment program), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-18/article-3/part-4/section-18-3-407-7/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:48Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S9.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S9.txt",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S10",
   "title": "Colorado DCJ OVP: Sexual Assault Victim Emergency Payment Program (SAVE)",
   "url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/dcj-offices/ovp/save-paymt-prgm",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:59Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S10.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S10.txt",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S11",
   "title": "Colorado DCJ: How to File a Claim for Victim Compensation",
   "url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/how-to-file-a-claim-for-victim-compensation",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:50:17Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S11.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S11.txt",
   "sha256": "7b9b4831569007c044a61b39a6da8be00aac95573d1caef5c0970988c61a627d"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S12",
   "title": "U.S. DOJ Office for Victims of Crime: Colorado state program directory",
   "url": "https://ovc.ojp.gov/states/colorado",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:51:24Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S12.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S12.txt",
   "sha256": "c1879416323cfe1e0956c51342a88e7de6c9e1a4c3dd64910ab10b402eeebc40"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S13",
   "title": "Colorado Victim Compensation Application (state form, dated 2016)",
   "url": "https://cdpsdocs.state.co.us/ovp/Vic_Comp/VC_English_Application_2_18_16.pdf",
   "kind": "application_form",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:50:23Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S13.pdf",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S13.txt",
   "sha256": "1dcd49fd88cc1bf1fb8233cba754f0d6f4fc64b4f717ecb16c01cd9741fc2410"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S14",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-302 (Definitions, list of crimes), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-3/section-24-4-1-302/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:50:41Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S14.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S14.txt",
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  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S15",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-107.5 (Confidentiality of materials), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-107-5/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:57:40Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S15.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S15.txt",
   "sha256": "89df258821eacd2c6c683c615a7e0aed323eff06d162cd69ec24ff0b6ce88779"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S16",
   "title": "Colorado DPA Division of Central Services: How to Enroll in the ACP",
   "url": "https://dcs.colorado.gov/acp/how-to-enroll-in-the-acp",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:57:49Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S16.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S16.txt",
   "sha256": "2016d937dd303464583fb53f50863ec23f7d389daa63d7ef59608ccfd72b5eb2"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S17",
   "title": "Colorado DPA Division of Central Services: Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)",
   "url": "https://dcs.colorado.gov/acp",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:57:50Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S17.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S17.txt",
   "sha256": "6f11e6eb6df382722e03fcc11d1e1ae613a67221401eee2cdade7a41a9a7e3a8"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-S18",
   "title": "C.R.S. 24-30-2104 (Address confidentiality program, creation), via Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/principal-departments/article-30/part-21/section-24-30-2104/",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:58:00Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S18.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/CO/CO-S18.txt",
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 ],
 "rules": [
  {
   "id": "CO-EXAM-1",
   "category": "exam_no_bill",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "insurance_billing": "unspecified"
   },
   "summary": "A sexual assault survivor does not pay for the evidence-collection forensic medical exam, even if they do not want to take part in the criminal justice process or cooperate with law enforcement. The DCJ SAVE page reads this as the evidence-collection portion of the exam; other exam-related medical costs go through SAVE or Victim Compensation, not this rule.",
   "quote": "A victim of a sexual offense shall not bear the cost of a forensic medical examination that includes the collection of evidence that is used for the purpose of evidence collection even if the victim does not want to participate in the criminal justice system or otherwise cooperate with the law enforcement agency, prosecuting officer, or other government official.",
   "source_id": "CO-S8",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 18-3-407.5(3)(b)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-18/article-3/part-4/section-18-3-407-5/#:~:text=A%20victim%20of%20a%20sexual,officer%2C%20or%20other%20government%20official."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-EXAM-2",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (Department of Public Safety)"
   },
   "summary": "When the survivor does not take part in the criminal justice process, the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice pays for the evidence-collection exam.",
   "quote": "The division of criminal justice in the department of public safety shall pay the cost of the examination.",
   "source_id": "CO-S8",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 18-3-407.5(3)(b)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-18/article-3/part-4/section-18-3-407-5/#:~:text=The%20division%20of%20criminal%20justice,the%20cost%20of%20the%20examination."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-EXAM-3",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "Law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the assault"
   },
   "summary": "When the survivor reports to police, the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction pays the direct costs of forensic evidence collection.",
   "quote": "A law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over a sexual assault must pay for any direct cost associated with the collection of forensic evidence from a victim who reports the assault to the law enforcement agency.",
   "source_id": "CO-S8",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 18-3-407.5(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-18/article-3/part-4/section-18-3-407-5/#:~:text=A%20law%20enforcement%20agency%20with,to%20the%20law%20enforcement%20agency."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-EXAM-4",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "medical",
   "params": {
    "payer": "Sexual Assault Victim Emergency Payment (SAVE) program, Colorado Division of Criminal Justice"
   },
   "summary": "The state SAVE program (Division of Criminal Justice) covers medical fees tied to getting the forensic exam, such as ER, lab, prescription, and physician fees, while funds last. It is the payer of last resort.",
   "quote": "The program must cover medical fees and costs associated with obtaining the medical forensic examination, including but not limited to emergency department fees and costs, laboratory fees, prescription medication, and physician's fees, as long as funds are available.",
   "source_id": "CO-S9",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 18-3-407.7(2)(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-18/article-3/part-4/section-18-3-407-7/#:~:text=The%20program%20must%20cover%20medical,long%20as%20funds%20are%20available."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-EXAM-5",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "SAVE program, for medical and anonymous reporting victims only"
   },
   "summary": "The DCJ SAVE page states a per-incident cap of $4,000 for FY 2026, covering the exam and related medical costs, for survivors who make a medical or anonymous report. The cap can change with available funds. Colorado's FY 2026 ended in June, and the page as retrieved in October still showed this figure, so the cap for the current year should be confirmed with DCJ.",
   "quote": "For FY (fiscal year) 2026, the current per incident cap payable by the SAVE program is $4,000.",
   "source_id": "CO-S10",
   "pinpoint": "DCJ SAVE program page, Eligibility",
   "fragment_url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/dcj-offices/ovp/save-paymt-prgm#:~:text=For%20FY%20%28fiscal%20year%29%202026%2C,the%20SAVE%20program%20is%20%244%2C000."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-EXAM-6",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "medical",
   "params": {
    "payer": "SAVE program pays deductibles and co-pays; survivor's insurance billed for related costs only at the survivor's request"
   },
   "summary": "For medical or anonymous reports, SAVE pays the survivor's insurance deductibles and co-pays. Per the same page, the hospital bills the survivor's insurance for related costs only if the survivor asks.",
   "quote": "If the victim makes an anonymous or medical report, the SAVE program will pay for insurance deductibles and co-pays.",
   "source_id": "CO-S10",
   "pinpoint": "DCJ SAVE program page, How Are Medical Forensic Exams Paid For",
   "fragment_url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/dcj-offices/ovp/save-paymt-prgm#:~:text=If%20the%20victim%20makes%20an,for%20insurance%20deductibles%20and%20co%2Dpays."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-CAP-1",
   "category": "total_cap",
   "params": {
    "amount_cents": 3000000
   },
   "summary": "Total compensation is capped at $30,000 per victim (losses above that are not compensable).",
   "quote": "Aggregate damages to the victim or to the dependents of a victim exceeding thirty thousand dollars",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(2)(b)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Aggregate%20damages%20to%20the%20victim,victim%20exceeding%20thirty%20thousand%20dollars"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "medical",
   "params": {
    "expense": "medical"
   },
   "summary": "Reasonable medical and hospital costs, and medically necessary devices such as eyeglasses or hearing aids, are covered.",
   "quote": "Reasonable medical and hospital expenses and expenses incurred for dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids, or other prosthetic or medically necessary devices;",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1)(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Reasonable%20medical%20and%20hospital%20expenses,prosthetic%20or%20medically%20necessary%20devices%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-2",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "lost_wages",
   "params": {
    "expense": "lost_wages"
   },
   "summary": "Lost earnings are covered.",
   "quote": "Loss of earnings;",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1)(b)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Loss%20of%20earnings%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-3",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {
    "expense": "counseling"
   },
   "summary": "Mental health counseling is covered.",
   "quote": "Mental health counseling;",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1)(g)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Mental%20health%20counseling%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-4",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "transportation",
   "params": {
    "expense": "transportation"
   },
   "summary": "Reasonable travel costs for medical care or counseling are covered.",
   "quote": "Reasonable travel expenses for a victim related to funeral, burial, medical care, or mental health counseling;",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1)(i)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Reasonable%20travel%20expenses%20for%20a,care%2C%20or%20mental%20health%20counseling%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-5",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "relocation",
   "params": {
    "expense": "relocation"
   },
   "summary": "Reasonable relocation costs needed for the victim's safety are covered.",
   "quote": "Reasonable relocation expenses for a victim to relocate as necessary to ensure the victim's safety.",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1)(l)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Reasonable%20relocation%20expenses%20for%20a,to%20ensure%20the%20victim%27s%20safety."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-6",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "childcare",
   "params": {
    "expense": "childcare"
   },
   "summary": "Dependent care services are covered.",
   "quote": "Dependent care services; and",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1)(k)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Dependent%20care%20services%3B%20and"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-7",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "security",
   "params": {
    "expense": "security"
   },
   "summary": "Changes to the victim's home needed for safety are covered.",
   "quote": "Any modification to the victim's residence that is necessary to ensure victim safety;",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1.5)(a)(II)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Any%20modification%20to%20the%20victim%27s,necessary%20to%20ensure%20victim%20safety%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-8",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "security",
   "params": {
    "expense": "security"
   },
   "summary": "Rekeying a car or other lock for the victim's safety is covered.",
   "quote": "The rekeying of a motor vehicle or other lock that is necessary to ensure the victim's safety;",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1.5)(a)(III)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=The%20rekeying%20of%20a%20motor,to%20ensure%20the%20victim%27s%20safety%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COV-9",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "funeral",
   "params": {
    "expense": "funeral"
   },
   "summary": "Funeral and burial costs are covered.",
   "quote": "Funeral and burial expenses;",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(1)(e)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Funeral%20and%20burial%20expenses%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-EXC-1",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "params": {
    "item": "pain and suffering; property damage other than the items listed in 24-4.1-109(1.5)(a) (residential repair or replacement, insurance deductibles, residence safety changes, rekeying, certain towing or impound fees, and medically necessary devices)"
   },
   "summary": "Pain and suffering is not compensable, and property damage is limited to the listed items (home repair, insurance deductibles, safety changes to the home, rekeying, certain towing or impound fees, and medically necessary devices). Personal property not on that list, such as a phone, is not covered.",
   "quote": "Pain and suffering or property damage expenses other than those specified in subsection (1.5)(a) of this section;",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(2)(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Pain%20and%20suffering%20or%20property,subsection%20%281.5%29%28a%29%20of%20this%20section%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-EXC-2",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "params": {
    "item": "motor vehicle expenses other than an insurance deductible or safety rekeying"
   },
   "summary": "Motor vehicle costs are not covered beyond an insurance deductible and safety rekeying.",
   "quote": "Motor vehicle expenses other than those specified in subsections (1.5)(a)(I)(B) and (1.5)(a)(III) of this section.",
   "source_id": "CO-S5",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-109(2)(d)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-109/#:~:text=Motor%20vehicle%20expenses%20other%20than,and%20%281.5%29%28a%29%28III%29%20of%20this%20section."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-REPORT-1",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "alternatives": [
     "forensic_exam"
    ]
   },
   "summary": "Law enforcement must be notified, but documentation that a forensic exam was done by a licensed or registered nurse or medical provider satisfies this requirement. The board may also waive it in the interest of justice.",
   "quote": "The requirement to notify the appropriate law enforcement officials required by this subsection (1)(b) is satisfied if, as the result of the compensable crime that the application is being submitted for, the victim or applicant provides documentation that a forensic examination was conducted by a licensed or registered nurse or medical provider.",
   "source_id": "CO-S4",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-108(1)(b)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-108/#:~:text=The%20requirement%20to%20notify%20the,registered%20nurse%20or%20medical%20provider."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COLL-1",
   "category": "collateral_source",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Compensation pays only after insurance, public benefits, offender payments, and other sources; the board may deduct those payments from an award.",
   "quote": "The fund is the payer of last resort.",
   "source_id": "CO-S6",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-110(2)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-110/#:~:text=The%20fund%20is%20the%20payer%20of%20last%20resort."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-COND-1",
   "category": "conduct_reduction",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "An award requires that the injury was not substantially caused by the victim's own wrongful act or substantial provocation; the same section also lets the board reduce an award in the interest of justice.",
   "quote": "The death of or injury to the victim was not substantially attributable to the victim's wrongful act or substantial provocation of the victim's assailant; and",
   "source_id": "CO-S4",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-108(1)(e)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-108/#:~:text=The%20death%20of%20or%20injury,of%20the%20victim%27s%20assailant%3B%20and"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-EMERG-1",
   "category": "emergency_award",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "A local board may approve an emergency payment before the final decision if waiting would cause undue hardship; the amount follows each board's policy and is deducted from the final award.",
   "quote": "The board may order an emergency approval to the applicant pending a final decision in the claim if it appears to the board, prior to taking action upon the claim, that undue hardship will result to the applicant if immediate payment is not made.",
   "source_id": "CO-S7",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-112(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-112/#:~:text=The%20board%20may%20order%20an,immediate%20payment%20is%20not%20made."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-CRIME-1",
   "category": "eligible_crime",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Sexual assault is a listed crime, and the compensation definitions make listed crimes compensable.",
   "quote": "(n) (I) Sexual assault, in violation of section 18-3-402, C. R. S.;",
   "source_id": "CO-S14",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-302(1)(n)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-3/section-24-4-1-302/#:~:text=%28n%29%20%28I%29%20Sexual%20assault%2C%20in,section%2018%2D3%2D402%2C%20C.%20R.%20S.%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-RES-1",
   "category": "residency",
   "params": {
    "rule": "Crimes committed in Colorado (any victim); Colorado residents victimized out of state only where no reasonably accessible program exists there"
   },
   "summary": "Anyone hurt by a compensable crime committed in Colorado can apply; Colorado residents hurt elsewhere can apply only if that state or country has no reasonably accessible program they qualify for.",
   "quote": "“Victim” also means a person who is a resident of this state and who is a victim of a crime that occurred outside of this state, where the crime would be a compensable crime had it occurred in this state and where the state or country in which the crime occurred does not have a reasonably accessible crime victim compensation program for which the person would be eligible.",
   "source_id": "CO-S2",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-102(10)(c)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-102/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CVictim%E2%80%9D%20also%20means%20a%20person,the%20person%20would%20be%20eligible."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-SUBMIT-1",
   "category": "submission",
   "params": {
    "method": "mail",
    "target": "the appropriate administrator",
    "note": "Colorado has no central mailing address. Send the application to the Victim Compensation Administrator in the judicial district where the crime occurred; district addresses are listed on the DCJ Crime Victim Compensation page (CO-S1)."
   },
   "summary": "Download and fill out the state application and send it to the victim compensation administrator for the judicial district where the crime occurred.",
   "quote": "You can also download and fill out this Victim Compensation Application (PDF) and send it to the appropriate administrator.",
   "source_id": "CO-S11",
   "pinpoint": "DCJ How to File a Claim page, How to File a Claim section",
   "fragment_url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/how-to-file-a-claim-for-victim-compensation#:~:text=You%20can%20also%20download%20and,it%20to%20the%20appropriate%20administrator."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-DOC-APP",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Completed application with every question answered (N/A where not applicable), signed by the victim or claimant."
   },
   "summary": "Answer every question on the application, writing N/A where a question does not apply.",
   "quote": "Please complete every question. Write N/A if the question is not applicable.",
   "source_id": "CO-S13",
   "pinpoint": "State application, instructions above Section 1"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-DOC-BILLS",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "itemized_bill",
    "note": "Copies of itemized crime-related bills (medical, counseling, funeral, property) with the application; send later bills as they arrive."
   },
   "summary": "Include copies of itemized bills with the application and forward more crime-related bills as they come in.",
   "quote": "INCLUDE COPIES OF ITEMIZED BILLS WITH THIS APPLICATION. PLEASE FORWARD ADDITIONAL CRIME RELATED BILLS AS YOU RECEIVE THEM.",
   "source_id": "CO-S13",
   "pinpoint": "State application, end of Section 3"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-DOC-BILLS-2",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "itemized_bill",
    "note": "The current DCJ page also says to submit itemized bills with the application; districts may ask for more."
   },
   "summary": "Submit the application together with itemized bills directly related to the crime, in the district where the crime occurred.",
   "quote": "Submit the application and itemized bills directly related to the crime in the district where the crime occurred.",
   "source_id": "CO-S11",
   "pinpoint": "DCJ How to File a Claim page, How to File a Claim section",
   "fragment_url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/how-to-file-a-claim-for-victim-compensation#:~:text=Submit%20the%20application%20and%20itemized,district%20where%20the%20crime%20occurred."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-DOC-RECEIPTS",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "receipts",
    "note": "Attach receipts along with bills; the application can be filed before any bills arrive."
   },
   "summary": "Attach all bills and receipts; you can apply even if no bills have arrived yet.",
   "quote": "Please attach all bills and receipts. You may apply even if you have not received any bills as of this date.",
   "source_id": "CO-S13",
   "pinpoint": "State application, General Information item 5"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-DOC-INSURANCE",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "insurance_statement",
    "note": "Section 5 asks for insurance and other payer details (company, policy number, phone) for anyone claiming medical bills; it is information on the form rather than a separate document."
   },
   "summary": "Anyone claiming medical bills must fill in insurance and other payment sources on the application.",
   "quote": "All applicants seeking compensation for medical bills must complete the following information on insurance and other sources available to pay medical bills.",
   "source_id": "CO-S13",
   "pinpoint": "State application, Section 5 (Insurance Information)"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-DOC-CIVIL",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Only if there is a civil lawsuit: written evidence of the settlement amount and terms."
   },
   "summary": "If there is a civil action, the board must be told and given written evidence of any settlement.",
   "quote": "The Crime Victim Compensation Board must be notified of any civil action and be provided with written evidence of the amount and terms of settlement.",
   "source_id": "CO-S13",
   "pinpoint": "State application, Section 6 (Civil Lawsuit) note"
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-TIME-1",
   "category": "processing_time",
   "params": {
    "days": 45,
    "note": "Generally 30 to 45 days to be notified of the decision; varies by district."
   },
   "summary": "Processing time differs by district, but notice of the decision generally takes 30-45 days.",
   "quote": "The processing time is different for each district, however, it generally takes 30-45 days to be notified of the program's decision.",
   "source_id": "CO-S11",
   "pinpoint": "DCJ How to File a Claim page, How to File a Claim section",
   "fragment_url": "https://dcj.colorado.gov/how-to-file-a-claim-for-victim-compensation#:~:text=The%20processing%20time%20is%20different,notified%20of%20the%20program%27s%20decision."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-ACP-1",
   "category": "address_confidentiality",
   "params": {
    "program_name": "Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)",
    "agency": "Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Division of Central Services",
    "covers_sexual_assault": true,
    "enroll": "To begin the enrollment process, meet with a certified Application Assistant. Visit the Application Center Locations page to view a listing of available Application Assistants. Only AAs can make ACP referrals and submit ACP applications."
   },
   "summary": "Colorado's Address Confidentiality Program gives survivors of sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and domestic violence a legal substitute address and mail forwarding, and state and local government agencies must accept that address.",
   "quote": "The Colorado Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) is a statewide program that provides protected healthcare workers and survivors of stalking/harassment, sexual assault, human trafficking, and domestic violence with a legal substitute address and mail forwarding. Under Colorado law, all state and local government agencies must accept a participant’s substitute address.",
   "source_id": "CO-S17",
   "pinpoint": "DCS Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) page, introduction",
   "fragment_url": "https://dcs.colorado.gov/acp#:~:text=The%20Colorado%20Address%20Confidentiality%20Program,accept%20a%20participant%E2%80%99s%20substitute%20address."
  },
  {
   "id": "CO-RECORDS-1",
   "category": "record_confidentiality",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "By statute, any records, claims, or information a district board or district attorney receives, makes, or keeps to process a crime victim compensation claim are confidential.",
   "quote": "Any materials received, made, or kept by a board or a district attorney to process a claim on behalf of a crime victim under this article are confidential.",
   "source_id": "CO-S15",
   "pinpoint": "C.R.S. 24-4.1-107.5(2)",
   "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-24/administration/article-4-1/part-1/section-24-4-1-107-5/#:~:text=Any%20materials%20received%2C%20made%2C%20or,under%20this%20article%20are%20confidential."
  }
 ],
 "coverage": {
  "found": [
   "exam_no_bill",
   "exam_payment",
   "total_cap",
   "covered_expense",
   "excluded_expense",
   "reporting_requirement",
   "collateral_source",
   "conduct_reduction",
   "emergency_award",
   "eligible_crime",
   "residency",
   "submission",
   "required_document",
   "processing_time",
   "address_confidentiality",
   "record_confidentiality"
  ],
  "not_found": [
   "expense_cap",
   "filing_deadline",
   "minimum_loss"
  ],
  "notes": "No statewide per-expense caps (counseling, lost wages, relocation, transportation, medical, security) were found; each judicial district board sets its own limits by policy, and the state application says some districts do not pay up to the $30,000 statutory limit. Filing deadline: after SB 24-120 (2024), C.R.S. 24-4.1-108(1)(f) only requires that the application be filed with the board and states no time limit for injury claims; property damage claims must be filed within six months (24-4.1-108(1.5)(d)), which the schema cannot express in years or days. No minimum loss amount appears in the statute. Whether insurance may be billed for the evidence-collection portion of the exam is not stated in the statute. How to file: Colorado has no single statewide submission address; the DCJ pages say to send the application to the administrator in the judicial district where the crime occurred, so the submission rule points there and the district addresses and emails are on CO-S1. The 2016 form's insurance section is information to fill in, not a separate document. Address confidentiality: Colorado's ACP is run by the Department of Personnel & Administration (Division of Central Services), not the Secretary of State; the statute (C.R.S. 24-30-2104, CO-S18) covers relocated victims of domestic violence, a sexual offense, human trafficking, or stalking. Record confidentiality: C.R.S. 24-4.1-107.5(2) makes compensation claim materials confidential, with narrow court-review and in camera exceptions."
 },
 "confidence": "medium",
 "researcher_notes": "Statute text was taken from Justia (marked 2025), which includes the SB 24-120 amendments effective May 15, 2024; 2026 session changes, if any, were not checked. Colorado's program is decentralized: claims go to the board in the judicial district where the crime occurred, and boards may waive requirements or reduce awards (24-4.1-108(2)). The DCJ-linked state application PDF is dated 2016 and still lists a one-year filing deadline and 72-hour police notification for all claims; current statute keeps the 72-hour rule only for property damage claims (24-4.1-108(1.5)(b)) and has no deadline for injury claims, so the form's deadline was not used. Some local district pages also still state a one-year deadline; survivors should apply promptly and confirm with their district. 'Injury' includes mental impairment and pregnancy (24-4.1-102(8)). Forensic exam payment: law enforcement pays when the survivor reports; DCJ pays when the survivor does not take part (18-3-407.5); SAVE (18-3-407.7) covers related medical costs for medical and anonymous reporters, with an FY2026 cap of $4,000 per incident per the DCJ SAVE page. Phone is the OVP number listed by the federal OVC directory; local district phone numbers are on the DCJ CVC page. Reviewer (Oct 3): the SAVE page's $4,000 cap is labeled FY 2026, a fiscal year that ended June 30, 2026, so it may be stale. The state application PDF that DCJ still links (2016) states a one-year filing deadline and 72-hour police notification for all claims; current statute does not, so the app should warn users that the form's eligibility text is outdated. The phone listed is the OVP main line from the OVC directory; the DCJ how-to-file page also gives a separate number for help finding the right district administrator. How-to-file pass (Oct 3): the state application CO-S13 (2016) is still the version DCJ links from both the How to File page and the Spanish section; no newer statewide PDF was linked, so it is the application_form (fillable, 152 AcroForm fields). Submission is decentralized: one mail rule targets 'the appropriate administrator' from the DCJ page; the per-district addresses on CO-S1 were not turned into separate rules because each sits next to a named contact person. The DCJ page also gives (720) 672-2166 and a staff email for help finding the right administrator, which is a help line, not a submission target. Processing time: DCJ says generally 30-45 days to a decision and that it varies by district; the 2016 form says the investigation may take up to 60 days. Privacy pass (Oct 3): ACP enrollment goes only through a certified Application Assistant at a victim-services agency; the enroll page also says applicants must have relocated within the past 90 days or plan to relocate, must reside in Colorado, and must provide documentation of eligibility (for example police reports, protection orders, or a letter from a counselor or advocate). Certification lasts 4 years. The DCS site posted a notice on Sept. 28, 2026 that it is migrating during October 2026, so the ACP URLs may change. C.R.S. 24-4.1-107.5 (CO-S15) also bars boards from producing claim records through discovery except for court review of a board decision or on a strict showing that the information exists only in board records, after in camera review and a court finding that release will not threaten the victim's safety."
}