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 "name": "Montana",
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  "program_name": "Crime Victim Compensation Program (CVC)",
  "agency": "Montana Department of Justice, Office of Victim Services",
  "website": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/",
  "apply_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/request-claim-form/",
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  "phone": "406-444-3653",
  "phone_source_id": "MT-S1",
  "statute_citation": "MCA 53-9-101 to 53-9-133",
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   "fillable": false,
   "field_count": 0
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   "title": "Montana DOJ: Forensic Rape Examination Payment Program (FREPP)",
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   "title": "Montana Crime Victim Compensation Claim Form (12-25)",
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   "title": "MCA 53-9-103, Definitions",
   "url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0030/0530-0090-0010-0030.html",
   "kind": "statute",
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   "id": "MT-S8",
   "title": "MCA 53-9-125, Limitations on awards",
   "url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0250/0530-0090-0010-0250.html",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:13Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S8.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S8.txt",
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   "id": "MT-S9",
   "title": "MCA 53-9-128, Compensation benefits",
   "url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0280/0530-0090-0010-0280.html",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:15Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S9.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S9.txt",
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  {
   "id": "MT-S10",
   "title": "MCA 53-9-126, Tentative award of compensation",
   "url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0260/0530-0090-0010-0260.html",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:17Z",
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   "id": "MT-S11",
   "title": "MCA 46-15-411, Payment for medical evidence -- alleged sexual offenses",
   "url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0150/part_0040/section_0110/0460-0150-0040-0110.html",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:18Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S11.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S11.txt",
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  {
   "id": "MT-S12",
   "title": "MCA 46-15-406, Notice of rights for victims of sexual assault",
   "url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0150/part_0040/section_0060/0460-0150-0040-0060.html",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:20Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S12.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S12.txt",
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  {
   "id": "MT-S13",
   "title": "ARM 23.15.103, Good cause extensions to claim filing and reporting limits (via Cornell LII)",
   "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/montana/Mont-Admin-r-23.15.103",
   "kind": "regulation",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:50:02Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S13.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S13.txt",
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  {
   "id": "MT-S14",
   "title": "ARM 23.15.402, FREPP coverage guidelines (via Cornell LII)",
   "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/montana/Mont-Admin-r-23.15.402",
   "kind": "regulation",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:50:02Z",
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   "text_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S14.txt",
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  {
   "id": "MT-S15",
   "title": "Montana DOJ Office of Victim Services: Address Confidentiality Program",
   "url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/address-confidentiality-program/",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T20:01:05Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S15.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/MT/MT-S15.txt",
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  {
   "id": "MT-S16",
   "title": "MCA 53-9-107: Public inspection and disclosure of office's records",
   "url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0070/0530-0090-0010-0070.html",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T20:01:17Z",
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  {
   "id": "MT-EXAM-1",
   "category": "exam_no_bill",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "insurance_billing": "unspecified"
   },
   "summary": "Montana law lists it as a survivor's right not to be billed for the sexual assault forensic exam or the evidence kit collection. The statute does not say whether the survivor's insurance may be billed.",
   "quote": "a victim may not be billed for the cost of administering the sexual assault medical forensic examination or collecting evidence for the sexual assault evidence kit",
   "source_id": "MT-S12",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 46-15-406(2)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0150/part_0040/section_0060/0460-0150-0040-0060.html#:~:text=a%20victim%20may%20not%20be,the%20sexual%20assault%20evidence%20kit"
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  {
   "id": "MT-EXAM-2",
   "category": "exam_no_bill",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "insurance_billing": "unspecified"
   },
   "summary": "When the state exam fund (FREPP) pays, the provider must take that as payment in full and cannot bill the survivor for the rest. Treatment of physical injuries from the assault is not part of the exam payment and may still be billed to the survivor (Crime Victim Compensation may cover it as a medical cost).",
   "quote": "A healthcare provider must accept FREPP’s reimbursement rate as payment in full for covered services and may not submit any remaining balance to the survivor or commence civil actions against the survivor to recover the balance. Treatment of any physical injuries that may have occurred at the time of the sexual assault may still be billed to the survivor.",
   "source_id": "MT-S2",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, FREPP page",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/sexual-assault-response-network/forensic-rape-examination-payment-program/#:~:text=A%20healthcare%20provider%20must%20accept,be%20billed%20to%20the%20survivor."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXAM-3",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "local law enforcement agency where the offense occurred"
   },
   "summary": "The local law enforcement agency pays for the exam when it directed the exam or uses the evidence.",
   "quote": "The local law enforcement agency within whose jurisdiction an alleged incident of sexual intercourse without consent, sexual assault, or incest occurs shall pay for the sexual assault medical forensic examination of a victim of the alleged offense when the examination is directed by the agency or when evidence obtained by the examination is used for the investigation, prosecution, or resolution of an offense.",
   "source_id": "MT-S11",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 46-15-411(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0150/part_0040/section_0110/0460-0150-0040-0110.html#:~:text=The%20local%20law%20enforcement%20agency,or%20resolution%20of%20an%20offense."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXAM-4",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "Montana Department of Justice (Forensic Rape Examination Payment Program), subject to available funds"
   },
   "summary": "Otherwise the Montana Department of Justice pays for the exam, as long as appropriated funds are available. This is how exams are paid when the survivor does not report to police.",
   "quote": "The department of justice shall, as long as funds are available from an appropriation made for this purpose, pay for the sexual assault medical forensic examination of a victim of an alleged incident of sexual intercourse without consent, sexual assault, or incest if the cost is not the responsibility of a local law enforcement agency under subsection (1).",
   "source_id": "MT-S11",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 46-15-411(2)(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0150/part_0040/section_0110/0460-0150-0040-0110.html#:~:text=The%20department%20of%20justice%20shall%2C,enforcement%20agency%20under%20subsection%20%281%29."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXAM-5",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "FREPP, Montana Department of Justice"
   },
   "summary": "If the assault is not reported to police, the exam is paid by FREPP at the Montana Department of Justice, so a survivor can get an exam without reporting.",
   "quote": "For cases that are not reported to law enforcement, the cost is paid by FREPP at the Montana Department of Justice.",
   "source_id": "MT-S2",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, FREPP page",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/sexual-assault-response-network/forensic-rape-examination-payment-program/#:~:text=For%20cases%20that%20are%20not,the%20Montana%20Department%20of%20Justice."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXAM-6",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "FREPP, Montana Department of Justice"
   },
   "summary": "FREPP pays providers up to $600 per exam, and only for exams done with a sexual assault evidence kit. The $600 is a limit on what the provider is paid; the provider cannot bill the survivor for the balance.",
   "quote": "Exams administered without using a kit are not eligible. FREPP pays for the cost of a sexual assault exam up to a maximum of $600.",
   "source_id": "MT-S2",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, FREPP page",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/sexual-assault-response-network/forensic-rape-examination-payment-program/#:~:text=Exams%20administered%20without%20using%20a,to%20a%20maximum%20of%20%24600."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-CAP-1",
   "category": "total_cap",
   "params": {
    "amount_cents": 2500000
   },
   "summary": "Crime Victim Compensation can pay up to $25,000 in benefits.",
   "quote": "The CVC can pay up to $25,000 in benefits.",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Eligible Benefits",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=The%20CVC%20can%20pay%20up%20to%20%2425%2C000%20in%20benefits."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-CAP-2",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {
    "amount_cents": 500000,
    "per": "claim",
    "applies_to": "secondary_victims"
   },
   "summary": "Counseling for secondary victims (certain family members, such as the parent or sibling of a minor sexual offense victim) is capped at $5,000 or 12 consecutive months per person, whichever comes first. This cap is for family members, not the primary victim.",
   "quote": "Total payments made under subsections (9)(a) through (9)(d) may not exceed $5,000 or 12 consecutive months of treatment for each person, whichever occurs first.",
   "source_id": "MT-S9",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-128(9)(e)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0280/0530-0090-0010-0280.html#:~:text=Total%20payments%20made%20under%20subsections,each%20person%2C%20whichever%20occurs%20first."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-CAP-3",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "funeral",
   "params": {
    "amount_cents": 1000000,
    "per": "claim"
   },
   "summary": "Funeral and burial expenses are capped at $10,000, after other sources pay.",
   "quote": "Reasonable funeral and burial expenses of the victim, not exceeding $10,000, must be paid if all other collateral sources have properly paid expenses but have not covered all expenses.",
   "source_id": "MT-S9",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-128(4)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0280/0530-0090-0010-0280.html#:~:text=Reasonable%20funeral%20and%20burial%20expenses,have%20not%20covered%20all%20expenses."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-COV-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "medical",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Reasonable doctor, hospital, and medicine costs for crime injuries are covered.",
   "quote": "The claimant is entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable services by a physician or surgeon, reasonable hospital services and medicines, and other treatment approved by the office for the injuries suffered due to criminally injurious conduct.",
   "source_id": "MT-S9",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-128(2)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0280/0530-0090-0010-0280.html#:~:text=The%20claimant%20is%20entitled%20to,due%20to%20criminally%20injurious%20conduct."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-COV-2",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Mental health counseling is covered for the victim and for eligible family members.",
   "quote": "Mental health counseling benefits are available for primary and secondary victims",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Mental Health Costs",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=Mental%20health%20counseling%20benefits%20are,for%20primary%20and%20secondary%20victims"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-COV-3",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "prescription",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "The program's list of medical costs includes prescription drugs, ambulance charges, and dental treatment.",
   "quote": "Prescription drugs Ambulance charges Dental treatment",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Medical Costs",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=Prescription%20drugs%20Ambulance%20charges%20Dental%20treatment"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-COV-4",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "dental",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Dental treatment is listed as a covered medical cost.",
   "quote": "Prescription drugs Ambulance charges Dental treatment",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Medical Costs",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=Prescription%20drugs%20Ambulance%20charges%20Dental%20treatment"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-COV-5",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "lost_wages",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Lost wages are paid weekly when the injury causes a total loss of wages. The statute sets the weekly rate as a share of the victim's wages, capped at half the state's average weekly wage.",
   "quote": "A claimant is entitled to weekly compensation benefits when the claimant has a total actual loss of wages due to injury as a result of criminally injurious conduct.",
   "source_id": "MT-S9",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-128(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0280/0530-0090-0010-0280.html#:~:text=A%20claimant%20is%20entitled%20to,result%20of%20criminally%20injurious%20conduct."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-COV-6",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "transportation",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "For a minor victim of a sexual offense, the parent or guardian can get mileage at the IRS rate (subject to the statute's per-person limits).",
   "quote": "the parent or guardian of a minor who is a victim of criminally injurious conduct involving a sexual offense and who is not entitled to receive services under Title 41, chapter 3, is entitled to: (i) claim benefits under subsection (1); (ii) mileage at the rate allowed by the internal revenue service for the current year;",
   "source_id": "MT-S9",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-128(9)(c)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0280/0530-0090-0010-0280.html#:~:text=the%20parent%20or%20guardian%20of,service%20for%20the%20current%20year%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXC-1",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "expense": "property_replacement",
   "params": {
    "item": "stolen, damaged, or destroyed property"
   },
   "summary": "The program does not pay for stolen, damaged, or destroyed property (for example a phone). It may still pay for items such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, crutches, braces, and prosthetic devices.",
   "quote": "No, the CVC program cannot pay for stolen, damaged, or destroyed property.  CVC may pay for items such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, crutches, braces, and prosthetic devices.",
   "source_id": "MT-S3",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, CVC FAQ",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/faq/#:~:text=No%2C%20the%20CVC%20program%20cannot,crutches%2C%20braces%2C%20and%20prosthetic%20devices."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXC-2",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "expense": "clothing_bedding",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Clothing is listed as an ineligible non-medical expense.",
   "quote": "Non-medical expenses, like clothing, motels , travel expenses, or legal fees",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Ineligible Benefits",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=Non%2Dmedical%20expenses%2C%20like%20clothing%2C%20motels,travel%20expenses%2C%20or%20legal%20fees"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXC-3",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "expense": "temporary_housing",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Motels are listed as an ineligible non-medical expense.",
   "quote": "Non-medical expenses, like clothing, motels , travel expenses, or legal fees",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Ineligible Benefits",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=Non%2Dmedical%20expenses%2C%20like%20clothing%2C%20motels,travel%20expenses%2C%20or%20legal%20fees"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXC-4",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "expense": "transportation",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Travel expenses are listed as ineligible. The statute does allow mileage for a parent or guardian of a minor sexual offense victim (listed separately as a covered transportation expense).",
   "quote": "Non-medical expenses, like clothing, motels , travel expenses, or legal fees",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Ineligible Benefits",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=Non%2Dmedical%20expenses%2C%20like%20clothing%2C%20motels,travel%20expenses%2C%20or%20legal%20fees"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXC-5",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "expense": "legal",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Legal fees are listed as an ineligible non-medical expense.",
   "quote": "Non-medical expenses, like clothing, motels , travel expenses, or legal fees",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Ineligible Benefits",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=Non%2Dmedical%20expenses%2C%20like%20clothing%2C%20motels,travel%20expenses%2C%20or%20legal%20fees"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXC-6",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "params": {
    "item": "pain and suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, nonbodily damage"
   },
   "summary": "No payment for pain and suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, or nonbodily damage.",
   "quote": "Compensation benefits are not payable for pain and suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, or nonbodily damage.",
   "source_id": "MT-S9",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-128(6)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0280/0530-0090-0010-0280.html#:~:text=Compensation%20benefits%20are%20not%20payable,physical%20impairment%2C%20or%20nonbodily%20damage."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXC-7",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "expense": "lost_wages",
   "params": {
    "item": "missed work due to mental impairment"
   },
   "summary": "Lost wages are paid only for physical injury; missed work due to mental impairment is not covered.",
   "quote": "CVC does not cover missed work due to mental impairment.",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Wage Loss",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=CVC%20does%20not%20cover%20missed%20work%20due%20to%20mental%20impairment."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EXC-8",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "params": {
    "item": "in-patient psychiatric care or chemical dependency counseling"
   },
   "summary": "In-patient psychiatric care and chemical dependency counseling are listed as ineligible.",
   "quote": "In-patient psychiatric care or chemical dependency counseling",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Ineligible Benefits",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=In%2Dpatient%20psychiatric%20care%20or%20chemical%20dependency%20counseling"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-DEAD-1",
   "category": "filing_deadline",
   "params": {
    "years": 1,
    "from": "crime",
    "extension": "The office may extend the time for good cause shown (MCA 53-9-125(1)); ARM 23.15.103(2) says there is no good cause once a claim is more than two years past the latest allowed filing date."
   },
   "summary": "File within 1 year of the crime. The office can extend this for good cause.",
   "quote": "compensation may not be awarded unless the claim is filed with the office within 1 year after the day the criminally injurious conduct occurred causing the injury or death upon which the claim is based.",
   "source_id": "MT-S8",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-125(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0250/0530-0090-0010-0250.html#:~:text=compensation%20may%20not%20be%20awarded,which%20the%20claim%20is%20based."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-DEAD-2",
   "category": "filing_deadline",
   "params": {
    "years": 1,
    "from": "age_18",
    "extension": "Applies to sexual offenses against minors; the later of 1 year after the report or 1 year after age 18. Good cause extensions also apply."
   },
   "summary": "For sexual offenses against minors, the deadline is 1 year after the report to police or child welfare, or 1 year after the victim turns 18, whichever is later.",
   "quote": "Compensation in cases involving sexual offenses against minors may not be awarded unless the claim is filed with the office within 1 year after the day the criminally injurious conduct was reported to a law enforcement agency or an agency of the state responsible for provision of child welfare services, or within 1 year after the day the victim reaches 18 years of age, whichever occurs last.",
   "source_id": "MT-S8",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-125(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0250/0530-0090-0010-0250.html#:~:text=Compensation%20in%20cases%20involving%20sexual,of%20age%2C%20whichever%20occurs%20last."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-REP-1",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "alternatives": []
   },
   "summary": "A report to a law enforcement officer is required, made within 72 hours, unless the office finds good cause for the delay or the case is a sexual offense against a minor. Good cause factors in the administrative rules include the reasonableness of the delay and physical or mental incapacity. The statute lists no alternative to a police report for adult survivors. The forensic exam itself does not require a report.",
   "quote": "Compensation may not be awarded unless the criminally injurious conduct resulting in injury or death was reported to a law enforcement officer. The report must be made within 72 hours after its occurrence, except in a case involving a sexual offense against a minor or when the office finds there was good cause for the failure to report within that time.",
   "source_id": "MT-S8",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-125(3)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0250/0530-0090-0010-0250.html#:~:text=Compensation%20may%20not%20be%20awarded,to%20report%20within%20that%20time."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-COL-1",
   "category": "collateral_source",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "The program pays after insurance and other sources; payments are reduced by what those sources pay or could pay.",
   "quote": "Compensation otherwise payable to a claimant must be reduced or denied to the extent the compensation benefits payable are or can be recouped from collateral sources.",
   "source_id": "MT-S8",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-125(5)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0250/0530-0090-0010-0250.html#:~:text=Compensation%20otherwise%20payable%20to%20a,be%20recouped%20from%20collateral%20sources."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-COL-2",
   "category": "collateral_source",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "The program is the payer of last resort, but it can pay deductibles and co-pays.",
   "quote": "CVC is a payor of last resort. If you are covered by any kind of private or government benefit program, you must submit your expenses to that collateral source before you submit them to the CVC program. CVC benefits can be paid for your out-of-pocket expenses, including any required deductible or co-payment.",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Crime Victim Compensation page, Insurance and Collateral Sources",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=CVC%20is%20a%20payor%20of,any%20required%20deductible%20or%20co%2Dpayment."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-CON-1",
   "category": "conduct_reduction",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "An award may be reduced or denied in proportion to the victim's contribution to the injury.",
   "quote": "Compensation may be denied or reduced if the victim contributed to the infliction of death or injury with respect to which the claim is made. Any reduction in benefits under this subsection must be in proportion to what the office finds to be the victim's contribution to the infliction of death or injury.",
   "source_id": "MT-S8",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-125(7)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0250/0530-0090-0010-0250.html#:~:text=Compensation%20may%20be%20denied%20or,infliction%20of%20death%20or%20injury."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-CON-2",
   "category": "conduct_reduction",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "An award may be denied or reduced if the claimant or victim does not fully cooperate with police and prosecutors.",
   "quote": "The office, upon finding that the claimant or victim has not fully cooperated with appropriate law enforcement agencies or prosecuting attorneys, may deny or reconsider and reduce an award of compensation.",
   "source_id": "MT-S8",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-125(4)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0250/0530-0090-0010-0250.html#:~:text=The%20office%2C%20upon%20finding%20that,reduce%20an%20award%20of%20compensation."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-EMER-1",
   "category": "emergency_award",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "A tentative award can be paid early when the claimant faces financial hardship and a final award looks likely. No set amount.",
   "quote": "If the office determines that the claimant will suffer financial hardship unless a tentative award is made and it appears likely that a final award will be made, an amount may be paid to the claimant, to be deducted from the final award or repaid by and recoverable from the claimant to the extent that it exceeds the final award.",
   "source_id": "MT-S10",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-126",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0260/0530-0090-0010-0260.html#:~:text=If%20the%20office%20determines%20that,it%20exceeds%20the%20final%20award."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-ELIG-1",
   "category": "eligible_crime",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Adult sexual assault is a listed crime type on the claim form.",
   "quote": "[ ] Adult Sexual Assault",
   "source_id": "MT-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Claim Form, Section C, Type of Crime"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-RES-1",
   "category": "residency",
   "params": {
    "rule": "Crimes in Montana regardless of residency; Montana residents injured where the local program does not compensate non-residents"
   },
   "summary": "Anyone hurt by a crime in Montana can apply, including non-residents. Montana residents hurt elsewhere can apply only if that state or country's program does not cover non-residents.",
   "quote": "Benefits may be awarded to: Non-residents injured in Montana. Montana residents injured in a state or country in which the victim compensation program does not compensate non-residents.",
   "source_id": "MT-S5",
   "pinpoint": "Montana DOJ, Request a Claim Form page",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/request-claim-form/#:~:text=Benefits%20may%20be%20awarded%20to%3A,program%20does%20not%20compensate%20non%2Dresidents."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-SUB-1",
   "category": "submission",
   "params": {
    "method": "mail",
    "target": "Crime Victim Compensation Program P.O. Box 201410 Helena, MT 59620-1410"
   },
   "summary": "Mail the signed and dated claim form to the Crime Victim Compensation Program, P.O. Box 201410, Helena, MT 59620-1410.",
   "quote": "Crime Victim Compensation Program P.O. Box 201410 Helena, MT 59620-1410 Please note: Be sure your claim form is signed and dated before you mail to the CVC program.",
   "source_id": "MT-S5",
   "pinpoint": "Request a Claim Form, How to Request a Claim Form",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/request-claim-form/#:~:text=Crime%20Victim%20Compensation%20Program%20P.O.,mail%20to%20the%20CVC%20program."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-DOC-1",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "itemized_bill"
   },
   "summary": "Send copies of medical bills with the claim form.",
   "quote": "Yes, please send copies of the bills with your claim form.",
   "source_id": "MT-S3",
   "pinpoint": "CVC FAQ, Should I send in copies of medical bills along with the application?",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/faq/#:~:text=Yes%2C%20please%20send%20copies%20of,bills%20with%20your%20claim%20form."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-DOC-2",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "insurance_statement",
    "note": "insurance explanation of benefits, if applicable"
   },
   "summary": "If insurance processed the bills, include a copy of the explanation of benefits.",
   "quote": "If applicable, submit a copy of your insurance explanation of benefits.",
   "source_id": "MT-S3",
   "pinpoint": "CVC FAQ, Should I send in copies of medical bills along with the application?",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/faq/#:~:text=If%20applicable%2C%20submit%20a%20copy,your%20insurance%20explanation%20of%20benefits."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-DOC-3",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "wage_verification",
    "note": "only for wage loss claims"
   },
   "summary": "Wage loss claims need extra paperwork and verification.",
   "quote": "Additional paperwork and verification are required to approve wage loss.",
   "source_id": "MT-S1",
   "pinpoint": "Eligible Benefits, Wage Loss",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/#:~:text=Additional%20paperwork%20and%20verification%20are%20required%20to%20approve%20wage%20loss."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-DOC-4",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "the claim form itself, signed and dated by the claimant"
   },
   "summary": "The claimant must sign and date the claim form or it will not be considered.",
   "quote": "Claimant must sign and date here before the claim will be considered for benefits.",
   "source_id": "MT-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Claim Form, Section G signature block"
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-PROC-1",
   "category": "processing_time",
   "params": {
    "days": 60
   },
   "summary": "The program aims to decide eligibility within 60 days; it can take longer if requested information is slow to arrive.",
   "quote": "The goal of the CVC program is to determine eligibility on a claim within 60 days.",
   "source_id": "MT-S3",
   "pinpoint": "CVC FAQ, How long will it take to receive a decision on compensation benefits?",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/crime-victim-compensation/faq/#:~:text=The%20goal%20of%20the%20CVC,a%20claim%20within%2060%20days."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-ACP-1",
   "category": "address_confidentiality",
   "params": {
    "program_name": "Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)",
    "agency": "Montana Department of Justice, Office of Victim Services",
    "covers_sexual_assault": true,
    "enroll": "Download and complete the Address Confidentiality Program Application. Applicants must submit supporting documents with the application. Mail, email, or fax the application and supporting documentation to: Office of Victim Services ACP, P.O. Box 201410, Helena, MT 59620-1410; Fax: (406) 444-5335. An online application is also offered. For assistance in completing the ACP application, please contact a Crime Victim Advocate or contact the Office of Victim Services ACP Program."
   },
   "summary": "Montana's Address Confidentiality Program, run by the DOJ Office of Victim Services, gives Montana residents who are victims of sexual assault, partner or family member assault, stalking, or human trafficking a substitute address and free confidential first-class mail forwarding. Survivors apply online or by mailing, emailing, or faxing the application with supporting documents, and a crime victim advocate can help.",
   "quote": "Be a victim of partner or family member assault, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or eligible to apply for an order of protection.",
   "source_id": "MT-S15",
   "pinpoint": "Address Confidentiality Program page, eligibility list",
   "fragment_url": "https://dojmt.gov/victim-services/address-confidentiality-program/#:~:text=Be%20a%20victim%20of%20partner,for%20an%20order%20of%20protection."
  },
  {
   "id": "MT-CONF-1",
   "category": "record_confidentiality",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "The compensation office's records are generally open to public inspection, but personal, medical, or similar information is exempt from disclosure when releasing it would be an unreasonable invasion of privacy, and confidential criminal justice information stays protected under the Montana Criminal Justice Information Act.",
   "quote": "the following public records of the office are exempt from disclosure: (a)\tinformation of a personal nature, such as personal, medical, or similar information, if the public disclosure of the information would constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy",
   "source_id": "MT-S16",
   "pinpoint": "MCA 53-9-107(3)(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0070/0530-0090-0010-0070.html#:~:text=the%20following%20public%20records%20of,an%20unreasonable%20invasion%20of%20privacy"
  }
 ],
 "coverage": {
  "found": [
   "collateral_source",
   "conduct_reduction",
   "covered_expense",
   "eligible_crime",
   "emergency_award",
   "exam_no_bill",
   "exam_payment",
   "excluded_expense",
   "expense_cap",
   "filing_deadline",
   "reporting_requirement",
   "residency",
   "total_cap",
   "submission",
   "required_document",
   "processing_time",
   "address_confidentiality",
   "record_confidentiality"
  ],
  "not_found": [
   "expense_cap for counseling for primary victims (current amount not verified)",
   "expense_cap for lost_wages as a dollar amount",
   "relocation",
   "security",
   "minimum_loss",
   "insurance billing rule for the forensic exam"
  ],
  "notes": "Montana has no fixed dollar cap on lost wages for employed victims; MCA 53-9-128(1) pays 66 2/3% of wages up to one-half the state's average weekly wage, and 53-9-128(7)(a) caps victims who were employable but not employed at $100 per week. ARM 23.15.306(3) limits primary-victim counseling to 12 consecutive months or $2,000 with extensions available, but the same rule's secondary-victim limit ($2,000) has been superseded by the statute ($5,000), and the DOJ page names no primary-victim cap, so I did not encode a primary-victim counseling cap. I found no relocation, security, or minimum-loss provision. Neither the statute nor FREPP pages say whether the survivor's insurance may be billed for the exam."
 },
 "confidence": "high",
 "researcher_notes": "Total cap of $25,000 comes from the DOJ program page; the statute itself only caps death cases at $25,000 (MCA 53-9-128(5)). Reporting: adult survivors must report to law enforcement within 72 hours unless good cause is shown (ARM 23.15.103 lists factors such as the reasonableness of the delay and incapacity); there is no statutory alternative such as a forensic exam or advocate report. The exam itself does not require a report: unreported exams are paid by FREPP (MCA 46-15-411(2); DOJ FREPP page). ARM 23.15.402(1) (2005) says FREPP requires the exam within 72 hours and that the victim choose not to report; the current DOJ FREPP page does not repeat the 72-hour condition, so I left it out of the rules. MCA 46-15-411(3) and the FREPP page say treatment of physical injuries from the assault is not covered by the exam payment and may be billed to the survivor; CVC may still cover such medical costs under MCA 53-9-128(2). ARM rules were saved from Cornell LII because the Secretary of State ARM site is script-driven. Reviewer note: MCA 53-9-103(3)(b) and (6)(a) define criminally injurious conduct and victim in terms of bodily injury or death, while the DOJ page describes a primary victim as someone who suffered direct physical or emotional harm; a survivor without a physical injury should confirm eligibility with the office. MT-CAP-2 uses the non-standard param applies_to: secondary_victims; the $5,000 counseling cap does not apply to the primary victim under the statute. How to file: the only submission method the official sources state is mail to P.O. Box 201410, Helena, MT 59620-1410 (Request a Claim Form page; the 12-25 claim form also carries a postage-paid business reply panel). The OVS contact block lists fax (406) 444-5335 and an email address, but no source says claims may be filed by fax or email, and the email is obfuscated in the saved snapshot, so I did not add fax or email submission rules. There is no online filing; the page's online request only mails a blank form. The claim form PDF (MT-S6, Version 10/2025) has no AcroForm fields, so it is printed and filled by hand. The 60-day processing time is a stated goal, not a guarantee. Address confidentiality: the DOJ Office of Victim Services runs the Address Confidentiality Program (substitute address plus free confidential first-class mail forwarding); the program page lists sexual assault among the qualifying victimizations and requires Montana residency. Record confidentiality: MCA 53-9-107(1) makes the compensation office's records open to public inspection by default; only personal, medical, or similar information whose release would be an unreasonable invasion of privacy is exempt under 53-9-107(3)(a), and the party seeking disclosure carries the burden. This is weaker than a blanket confidentiality statute, so the app should not tell survivors their claim file is fully sealed. The 12-25 claim form's release language also says the program will keep confidential information it receives confidential."
}