{ "jurisdiction": "NJ", "name": "New Jersey", "program": { "program_name": "Victims of Crime Compensation Office (VCCO)", "agency": "New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, Victims of Crime Compensation Office", "website": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/", "apply_url": "https://www.njvictims.org", "application_pdf_url": "https://www.nj.gov/oag/njvictims/pdfs/VCCO-Application-Instructions.pdf", "phone": "973-648-2107", "phone_source_id": "NJ-S2", "statute_citation": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-1 et seq. (Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971); N.J.A.C. 13:75", "application_form": { "source_id": "NJ-S16", "fillable": false, "field_count": 0 } }, "sources": [ { "id": "NJ-S1", "title": "NJ VCCO home page", "url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:18Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S1.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S1.txt", "sha256": "8472f8e6f260ae0660598a4943fa063ec624cd346ad5525c90846f4a7852032a" }, { "id": "NJ-S2", "title": "NJ VCCO Eligibility page", "url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-eligibility/", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:29Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S2.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S2.txt", "sha256": "93fc46f2834d0138853ec742acdbfbdf7908f20ea571c329225cff18183251f4" }, { "id": "NJ-S3", "title": "NJ VCCO Benefits page", "url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-benefits/", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:31Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S3.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S3.txt", "sha256": "773b98bdf679f520ad669eee7044e752e217196cd67a142c79d34c6eff8eb928" }, { "id": "NJ-S4", "title": "NJ VCCO FAQs (Feb 2024)", "url": "https://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VCCO-2024-0215_FAQs.pdf", "kind": "agency_pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:31Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S4.pdf", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S4.txt", "sha256": "e76b19c5640cb0948e138fe44219e8a4aa2e834d6d964b38ed8bda682599c90d" }, { "id": "NJ-S6", "title": "NJ VCCO Contact page", "url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-contact-us/", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:35Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S6.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S6.txt", "sha256": "d306c1a702ef8b37eaae3a060d8a987945c0771574697b9b1fbbabe904b1e3b5" }, { "id": "NJ-S8", "title": "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 52:4B (OAG compilation effective 8/1/2020)", "url": "https://nj.gov/oag/njvictims/pdfs/2020-08-01_Statute.pdf", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:48Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S8.pdf", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S8.txt", "sha256": "f897b2655522ecb72181ca084399945db9dd1baa0666da1770dd616bbaaccbf9" }, { "id": "NJ-S9", "title": "N.J.A.C. 13:75 (VCCO administrative code, OAG copy)", "url": "https://www.nj.gov/oag/njvictims/admincode/Administrative-Code.pdf", "kind": "regulation", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:48Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S9.pdf", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S9.txt", "sha256": "1627f7f5ccf426f3c5a65fa96b05a8ab092b149eb7e5c252bb5ca85f915c40b6" }, { "id": "NJ-S10", "title": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-18 (2025, Justia)", "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-18/", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:25Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S10.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S10.txt", "sha256": "8192d2d16774fa977619e79786648402fd28e3c83babd8708f04b6e0157be084" }, { "id": "NJ-S11", "title": "NJ OAG Sexual Assault Victims page", "url": "https://www.njoag.gov/end-sexual-assault/", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:00Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S11.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S11.txt", "sha256": "75a876e5dd860b79901a0e2f7c93d045905740d90b5a4674aee03082974a651e" }, { "id": "NJ-S13", "title": "Attorney General Standards for Providing Services to Victims of Sexual Assault (2018)", "url": "http://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases18/AG-SART-Standards.pdf", "kind": "agency_pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:08Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S13.pdf", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S13.txt", "sha256": "dfcbecd812ca047c3f66314b9f22107d84c5026befe9ce0cb3893f352fffd4ff" }, { "id": "NJ-S14", "title": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-52 (2025, Justia)", "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-52/", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:21Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S14.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S14.txt", "sha256": "c3a0b5dcf8503f720d41c087a3efb2e61c9785513c3e10b9ab402cdd18c4ddd6" }, { "id": "NJ-S16", "title": "NJ VCCO Application and Instructions (rev. 8/25/20)", "url": "https://www.nj.gov/oag/njvictims/pdfs/VCCO-Application-Instructions.pdf", "kind": "application_form", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:50:21Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S16.pdf", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S16.txt", "sha256": "3486cc828dc6125e9af84f44719c4749b1dc8e93f9440ca5ba56b47d03f93fe4" }, { "id": "NJ-S18", "title": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-11 (2025, Justia)", "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-11/", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:55:29Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S18.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S18.txt", "sha256": "7be92ccae6e6b947bafdab6983e1bd3c142ff0a69871d490e23511218584e05c" }, { "id": "NJ-S19", "title": "NJ VCCO Paper Application page", "url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-paper-application/", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:36:29Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S19.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S19.txt", "sha256": "f793d944b093d042e4e8856065779f9f1193d0aad64a55b002b3891a713aecbb" }, { "id": "NJ-S20", "title": "NJ DCF Division on Women: Address Confidentiality Program page", "url": "https://www.nj.gov/dcf/divisions-offices/dow/acp.shtml", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:56:10Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S20.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S20.txt", "sha256": "2695364dae840504fbeab1096cfbacb0b022c101d4ff01eaf881168c1afc9b2c" }, { "id": "NJ-S21", "title": "N.J.A.C. 3A:71-3.1 Requirements for participation in the ACP (Cornell LII)", "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-3A-71-3-1", "kind": "regulation", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:56:26Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S21.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S21.txt", "sha256": "63253bc5001aee647b44d9a8d01798cefc6a989c9322f234d46ed79ea78eebac" }, { "id": "NJ-S22", "title": "N.J.S.A. 47:4-2 Address confidentiality for certain individuals (Justia 2025)", "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-47/section-47-4-2/", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:56:34Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S22.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/NJ/NJ-S22.txt", "sha256": "cdaefa241b09919f943a050caf04e5223df0c6c77dca818e833166da1e4001b2" } ], "rules": [ { "id": "NJ-EXAM-1", "category": "exam_no_bill", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "insurance_billing": "unspecified" }, "summary": "Each county Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program must make sure survivors are not charged any fee for services directly tied to the forensic exam, including screening, STI prophylaxis, pregnancy tests and emergency contraception.", "quote": "Develop and implement procedures to ensure that victims of sexual assault are not charged any fee for services that are directly associated with forensic sexual assault examinations, including routine medical screening, medications for prophylaxis of sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy tests, emergency contraception, supplies, equipment and use of space.", "source_id": "NJ-S14", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-52(k)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-52/#:~:text=Develop%20and%20implement%20procedures%20to,equipment%20and%20use%20of%20space." }, { "id": "NJ-EXAM-2", "category": "exam_no_bill", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "insurance_billing": "unspecified" }, "summary": "The Attorney General's office says the medical-forensic exam is free, and a survivor does not have to report to police to get one.", "quote": "The medical-forensic exam is free and a victim of sexual assault does not need to report the assault to the police to have an exam.", "source_id": "NJ-S11", "pinpoint": "NJ OAG, Sexual Assault Victims page (Forensic Nurse Examiner section)", "fragment_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/end-sexual-assault/#:~:text=The%20medical%2Dforensic%20exam%20is%20free,police%20to%20have%20an%20exam." }, { "id": "NJ-EXAM-3", "category": "exam_no_bill", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "insurance_billing": "unspecified" }, "summary": "Under the Attorney General's SART standards, survivors are not charged for the forensic exam, preventive medication or the evidence kits, but emergency care beyond the exam itself can be billed under hospital policy.", "quote": "Victims shall not be charged for the medical forensic exam, prophylactic medication, or the SAFE Kit and/or DFSA/Tox Kit. (N.J.S.A 52:4B-52(k)). However, the victim shall be charged pursuant to hospital policy for any services provided beyond this scope.", "source_id": "NJ-S13", "pinpoint": "AG Standards for Providing Services to Victims of Sexual Assault (2018), Standard on the medical forensic exam, Non-Participating Examination Facilities" }, { "id": "NJ-CAP-1", "category": "total_cap", "params": { "amount_cents": 2500000 }, "summary": "Except as the statute otherwise provides, the most the program can award is $25,000.", "quote": "compensation shall not be awarded under P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.) in an amount in excess of $25,000", "source_id": "NJ-S10", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-18", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-18/#:~:text=compensation%20shall%20not%20be%20awarded,amount%20in%20excess%20of%20%2425%2C000" }, { "id": "NJ-COUNSEL-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "counseling", "params": { "expense": "counseling", "amount_cents": 2000000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Counseling is capped at $20,000 per claim, no matter how many sessions, except in catastrophic cases.", "quote": "(b) Except for cases determined to be catastrophic in nature, the maximum award for unreimbursed and unreimbursable counseling expenses shall be $ 20,000, notwithstanding the number of counseling sessions attended.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.4(b)" }, { "id": "NJ-WAGES-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "lost_wages", "params": { "expense": "lost_wages", "amount_cents": 60000, "per": "week" }, "summary": "Lost earnings are paid at no more than $600 a week.", "quote": "(h) The weekly maximum reimbursement for loss of earnings or support shall not exceed $ 600.00.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.5(h)" }, { "id": "NJ-WAGES-2", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "lost_wages", "params": { "expense": "lost_wages", "per": "week", "count_limit": 104 }, "summary": "Lost earnings are limited to 104 weeks, or 260 weeks (five years) for a victim who is permanently disabled.", "quote": "(e) The maximum reimbursement for loss of earnings shall not exceed a total of 104 weeks, unless a victim has been rendered permanently disabled as defined by 42 U.S.C. ยงยง 1381. et seq., in which case loss of earnings may be awarded for a total period of 260 weeks (five years).", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.5(e)" }, { "id": "NJ-RELOC-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "relocation", "params": { "expense": "relocation", "amount_cents": 300000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Moving expenses are capped at $3,000, when the Office finds relocation is needed for the victim's health and safety.", "quote": "(d) Maximum reimbursement for moving expenses shall be $ 3,000.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.7(d)" }, { "id": "NJ-SEC-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "security", "params": { "expense": "security", "amount_cents": 300000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "If the victim cannot move, the same $3,000 relocation allotment can go toward an alarm system, new locks, or other home security devices. It is not an extra $3,000 on top of relocation.", "quote": "In the event a victim is unable to relocate due to home ownership or other personal circumstances, the Office may apply the $ 3,000 allotted for moving expenses towards the victim's purchase of a security alarm system, new door locks, or any other reasonable home security device(s), needed for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of the victim and the victim's family.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.7(d)2" }, { "id": "NJ-TRANS-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "transportation", "params": { "expense": "transportation", "amount_cents": 1000, "per": "day" }, "summary": "Crime-related transportation is reimbursed at up to $10 a day, figured at 31 cents per mile.", "quote": "(a) Maximum reimbursement for transportation expenses incurred as a direct result of the incident giving rise to the claim shall not exceed $ 10.00 a day, calculated at the rate of.31 cents per mile up to the daily maximum allowance.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.8(a)" }, { "id": "NJ-TRANS-2", "category": "excluded_expense", "params": { "item": "non-medical transportation other than court attendance" }, "summary": "Transportation that is not medical is not covered, except travel to court proceedings related to the crime.", "quote": "All non-medically related transportation costs are excluded other than attendance at any court proceeding related to the crime.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.8(a)1" }, { "id": "NJ-CHILD-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "childcare", "params": { "expense": "childcare", "amount_cents": 650000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Child care or day care is capped at $6,500 in total, except in catastrophic cases.", "quote": "2. Except for cases determined to be catastrophic in nature, reimbursement for child care and/or day care services shall not exceed $ 6,500 in the aggregate.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.11(a)2" }, { "id": "NJ-CLEAN-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup", "params": { "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup", "amount_cents": 400000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Crime scene clean-up is capped at $4,000 in total.", "quote": "(f) An award of compensation for crime scene clean-up shall not exceed $ 4,000 in the aggregate.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.12(f)" }, { "id": "NJ-LEGAL-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "legal", "params": { "expense": "legal", "amount_cents": 1000000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "The Office can pay up to $10,000 to a lawyer who helps the victim with a legal matter arising from the crime (other than the compensation claim itself).", "quote": "(b) The Office may allow payment of an attorney fee, including costs, up to a maximum of $ 10,000, to an attorney who provides legal assistance to a victim in any legal matter, other than a decision of the Office, arising from, or related to, having been the victim of the offense that forms the basis of the victim's or claimant's application for compensation.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.10(b)" }, { "id": "NJ-FUNERAL-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "funeral", "params": { "expense": "funeral", "amount_cents": 750000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "When the victim dies, funeral costs are capped at $7,500.", "quote": "In claims involving the death of a victim, the maximum reimbursement for funeral expenses shall be $ 7,500.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.9" }, { "id": "NJ-DOMHELP-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "other", "params": { "expense": "other", "amount_cents": 650000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Domestic help needed because of the crime (housecleaning, laundry, cooking and similar day-to-day support) is capped at $6,500 in total, except in catastrophic cases.", "quote": "Except for cases determined to be catastrophic in nature, the total amount of reimbursement for domestic help shall not exceed $ 6,500 in the aggregate.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.11(b)2" }, { "id": "NJ-COV-MED", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "medical", "params": { "expense": "medical" }, "summary": "Unreimbursed out-of-pocket medical care and other necessary services caused by the crime are reimbursable.", "quote": "Reimbursable expenses include those unreimbursed and unreimbursable out-of-pocket expenses or indebtedness for medical care or other necessary services, loss of earnings, loss of support, pecuniary loss to the dependents of deceased victims, and other reasonable pecuniary loss resulting from the personal injury or death of the victim.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.1(a)1" }, { "id": "NJ-COV-WAGES", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "lost_wages", "params": { "expense": "lost_wages" }, "summary": "Lost earnings caused by the crime are reimbursable.", "quote": "Reimbursable expenses include those unreimbursed and unreimbursable out-of-pocket expenses or indebtedness for medical care or other necessary services, loss of earnings, loss of support, pecuniary loss to the dependents of deceased victims, and other reasonable pecuniary loss resulting from the personal injury or death of the victim.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.1(a)1" }, { "id": "NJ-COV-COUNSEL", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "counseling", "params": { "expense": "counseling" }, "summary": "Mental health counseling related to the crime and not covered by insurance can be paid.", "quote": "Counseling: Mental health counseling expenses related to the incident and not covered by insurance.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "VCCO Application, Section 5 (Services Requested)" }, { "id": "NJ-COV-DENTAL", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "dental", "params": { "expense": "dental" }, "summary": "Dental costs from a crime-related injury that insurance does not fully cover can be paid.", "quote": "Dental: Dental expenses directly related to a crime related injury and not totally covered by insurance.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "VCCO Application, Section 5 (Services Requested)" }, { "id": "NJ-COV-RX", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "prescription", "params": { "expense": "prescription" }, "summary": "Prescription costs from a crime-related injury that insurance does not fully cover can be paid.", "quote": "Prescription: Prescription expenses directly related to a crime related injury and not totally covered by insurance.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "VCCO Application, Section 5 (Services Requested)" }, { "id": "NJ-COV-CLOTH", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "clothing_bedding", "params": { "expense": "clothing_bedding" }, "summary": "As part of crime scene clean-up, the Office may pay the reasonable replacement value of bedding and clothing.", "quote": "The Office may award compensation for the reasonable replacement value of bedding and clothing;", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.12(d)1" }, { "id": "NJ-EXCL-PROP", "category": "excluded_expense", "params": { "item": "personal property loss or damage (for example, a phone)" }, "summary": "Lost or damaged personal property, such as a phone, is not reimbursed unless the rules specifically allow it (for example, some crime scene items).", "quote": "(f) Except as otherwise permitted by this chapter, no compensation shall be awarded for loss of personal property or property damage.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.1(f)" }, { "id": "NJ-EXCL-PAIN", "category": "excluded_expense", "params": { "item": "pain and suffering" }, "summary": "The program does not pay for pain and suffering.", "quote": "(e) In making its award, the Office shall make no allowance for pain and suffering.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.1(e)" }, { "id": "NJ-FILE-1", "category": "filing_deadline", "params": { "years": 5, "from": "crime", "extension": "good cause for delayed filing" }, "summary": "Apply within 5 years of the injury, or later if the Office finds good cause for the delay.", "quote": "unless the application has been made within five years after the date of the personal injury or death or after that date upon determination by the office that good cause exists for the delayed filing", "source_id": "NJ-S10", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-18", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-18/#:~:text=unless%20the%20application%20has%20been,exists%20for%20the%20delayed%20filing" }, { "id": "NJ-FILE-2", "category": "filing_deadline", "params": { "years": 5, "from": "age_18" }, "summary": "If the victim was under 18, the 5-year clock starts on their 18th birthday.", "quote": "If the victim is under 18 years of age, the five-year limit on filing shall commence on the day the victim turns 18 years old.", "source_id": "NJ-S10", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-18", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-18/#:~:text=If%20the%20victim%20is%20under,victim%20turns%2018%20years%20old." }, { "id": "NJ-FILE-3", "category": "filing_deadline", "params": { "years": 5, "from": "discovery", "extension": "good cause" }, "summary": "For child sexual abuse, the application is due within 5 years after reasonable discovery of the injury and its link to the abuse, unless good cause is shown.", "quote": "In the case of child sexual abuse, defined as an act of sexual contact or sexual penetration between a child under the age of 18 and an adult, an application for compensation shall be filed within five years after reasonable discovery of the injury and its causal relationship to an act of child sexual abuse, unless good cause is shown, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:61B-1.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-3.1(a)3" }, { "id": "NJ-REPORT-1", "category": "reporting_requirement", "params": { "required": true, "alternatives": [] }, "summary": "The crime must have been reported to police or another law enforcement agency within 9 months of when it happened or was reasonably discovered.", "quote": "which had been reported to the police or other appropriate law enforcement agency within nine months after its occurrence or reasonable discovery", "source_id": "NJ-S10", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-18", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-18/#:~:text=which%20had%20been%20reported%20to,its%20occurrence%20or%20reasonable%20discovery" }, { "id": "NJ-REPORT-2", "category": "reporting_requirement", "params": { "required": true, "alternatives": [] }, "summary": "The Office can excuse a late police report for good cause.", "quote": "The Office reserves the right to, upon determination that good cause exists for the delayed filing, make an exception to the requirement that the incident be reported to the police within the stated time period.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-3.1(b)" }, { "id": "NJ-REPORT-3", "category": "reporting_requirement", "params": { "required": true, "alternatives": [] }, "summary": "The Attorney General's SART standards tell hospitals to inform survivors that compensation is only available to those who report the crime to law enforcement, even though the exam itself does not require a report.", "quote": "Victims shall be informed that VCCO benefits are only eligible to those victims who report the crime to law enforcement.", "source_id": "NJ-S13", "pinpoint": "AG Standards for Providing Services to Victims of Sexual Assault (2018), Standard on the medical forensic exam" }, { "id": "NJ-MINLOSS-1", "category": "minimum_loss", "params": {}, "summary": "There is no minimum loss requirement for crimes on or after June 26, 1995.", "quote": "There are no minimum loss requirements for incidents occurring on or after June 26, 1995.", "source_id": "NJ-S2", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Eligibility page, Preconditions for Eligibility", "fragment_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-eligibility/#:~:text=There%20are%20no%20minimum%20loss,or%20after%20June%2026%2C%201995." }, { "id": "NJ-COLL-1", "category": "collateral_source", "params": {}, "summary": "The program pays last, after insurance and other sources.", "quote": "The Victims of Crime Compensation Office (VCCO) is the payer of last resort.", "source_id": "NJ-S2", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Eligibility page, Moneys from other Sources", "fragment_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-eligibility/#:~:text=The%20Victims%20of%20Crime%20Compensation,the%20payer%20of%20last%20resort." }, { "id": "NJ-COLL-2", "category": "collateral_source", "params": {}, "summary": "Money received or receivable from other sources because of the crime is taken into account when setting the award.", "quote": "(a) In determining the amount of compensation to be awarded, the Office shall take into consideration amounts received or receivable from other sources by the victim, claimant, and/or his or her dependents as a result of the offense or occurrence giving rise to the application.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-9.1(a)" }, { "id": "NJ-CONDUCT-1", "category": "conduct_reduction", "params": {}, "summary": "The Office must consider whether the victim's conduct contributed to the injury and may reduce or deny the award on that basis.", "quote": "In determining the amount of an award, the office shall determine whether, because of the victim's conduct, the victim of such crime contributed to the infliction of the victim's injury, and the office shall reduce the amount of the award or reject the application altogether, in accordance with the determination", "source_id": "NJ-S10", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-18", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-18/#:~:text=In%20determining%20the%20amount%20of,in%20accordance%20with%20the%20determination" }, { "id": "NJ-CONDUCT-2", "category": "conduct_reduction", "params": {}, "summary": "When an award is reduced for the victim's conduct, it cannot exceed $12,500 in total.", "quote": "Where an award is to be limited or reduced due to contribution or other circumstances relating to the victim's behavior or action, said award shall not exceed $ 12,500 in the aggregate.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.1(c)1" }, { "id": "NJ-EMERG-1", "category": "emergency_award", "params": {}, "summary": "Emergency awards can be made before a final decision when compensation is likely and the applicant would face undue hardship without funds right away.", "quote": "The Victims of Crime Compensation Office may make one or more emergency awards to any applicant for compensation pending final determination of a case, when it determines that compensation is likely to be provided and that the applicant will suffer undue hardship if funds are not made immediately available.", "source_id": "NJ-S8", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-10.1(a)" }, { "id": "NJ-EMERG-2", "category": "emergency_award", "params": { "amount_cents": 750000 }, "summary": "A single emergency award can be up to $7,500.", "quote": "(c) The maximum amount of any emergency award shall not exceed $ 7,500.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-5.1(c)" }, { "id": "NJ-CRIME-1", "category": "eligible_crime", "params": {}, "summary": "Aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and criminal sexual contact are covered crimes.", "quote": "(9) aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal sexual contact;", "source_id": "NJ-S18", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 52:4B-11b.(9) (amended through P.L.2023, c.101)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-4b-11/#:~:text=%289%29%20aggravated%20sexual%20assault%2C%20sexual,sexual%20contact%2C%20criminal%20sexual%20contact%3B" }, { "id": "NJ-RES-1", "category": "residency", "params": { "rule": "Crime in New Jersey (residency not required), or a New Jersey resident victimized in a state with no compensation program or one that did not fully compensate the losses." }, "summary": "Anyone hurt by a crime in New Jersey can apply regardless of residence; New Jersey residents hurt elsewhere can apply if that state has no program or did not fully compensate them.", "quote": "The crime must occur in New Jersey, although you need not be a New Jersey resident; or you must be a New Jersey resident who became a victim in another state or jurisdiction that does not have a crime victim compensation program or has a program which has not provided full compensation for your crime-related losses.", "source_id": "NJ-S2", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Eligibility page, Preconditions for Eligibility", "fragment_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-eligibility/#:~:text=The%20crime%20must%20occur%20in,compensation%20for%20your%20crime%2Drelated%20losses." }, { "id": "NJ-SUB-1", "category": "submission", "params": { "method": "online", "target": "www.njvictims.org" }, "summary": "Applications can be filed online through the VCCO claims system.", "quote": "For applications and submission of documents, you may: File online @ www.njvictims.org", "source_id": "NJ-S6", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Contact page, applications and submission of documents", "fragment_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-contact-us/#:~:text=For%20applications%20and%20submission%20of,may%3A%20File%20online%20%40%20www.njvictims.org" }, { "id": "NJ-SUB-2", "category": "submission", "params": { "method": "mail", "target": "VCCO, 50 Park Place, 5th floor, Newark, NJ 07102" }, "summary": "Paper applications go by mail to the VCCO office in Newark.", "quote": "Mail all applications\nto Newark office at:\nVCCO\n50 Park Place, 5th floor\nNewark, NJ 07102", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Instructions page II sidebar" }, { "id": "NJ-SUB-3", "category": "submission", "params": { "method": "fax", "target": "973-648-3937" }, "summary": "Applications and documents can be faxed to the VCCO.", "quote": "Fax: 973-648-3937", "source_id": "NJ-S6", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Contact page, applications and submission of documents", "fragment_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/vcco-contact-us/#:~:text=Fax%3A%20973%2D648%2D3937" }, { "id": "NJ-DOC-1", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "police_report", "note": "Attach if available; the VCCO will request it from police or the prosecutor if you do not have one." }, "summary": "Attach a copy of the police incident report if you have one; otherwise the VCCO requests it.", "quote": "Attach a copy\nof the incident report. If you don't have one, the\nVCCO will request one from the police and/or\nprosecutor.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Instructions, Section 4" }, { "id": "NJ-DOC-2", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "receipts", "note": "Copies of itemized receipts, as many as you have; more can be sent later." }, "summary": "Include copies of itemized receipts with the application.", "quote": "Include\ncopies of as much related information (i.e. copies of itemized receipts,\nbills, insurance statements) as you have.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Instructions page II" }, { "id": "NJ-DOC-3", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "itemized_bill", "note": "Copies of itemized bills from doctors, hospitals and counselors, if you already have them." }, "summary": "Send copies of any itemized medical or counseling bills you already have.", "quote": "If you already\nhave itemized bills, please send copies with\nyour application.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Instructions, Section 7" }, { "id": "NJ-DOC-4", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "insurance_statement", "note": "Copies of insurance statements, as many as you have." }, "summary": "Include copies of insurance statements with the application.", "quote": "Include\ncopies of as much related information (i.e. copies of itemized receipts,\nbills, insurance statements) as you have.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Instructions page II" }, { "id": "NJ-DOC-5", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "wage_verification", "note": "For lost wages, if available: pay stubs from the week before the crime and the week you returned to work." }, "summary": "For lost wages, supply pay stubs from before the crime and from your return to work.", "quote": "If available, please supply your pay stubs from the week before the crime, the week you returned to work\nand a letter from your doctor stating your period of disability.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Section 8 (Lost Wages/Support Information)" }, { "id": "NJ-DOC-6", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "other", "note": "For lost wages: a letter from your doctor stating your period of disability." }, "summary": "For lost wages, supply a doctor's letter stating the period of disability.", "quote": "If available, please supply your pay stubs from the week before the crime, the week you returned to work\nand a letter from your doctor stating your period of disability.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Section 8 (Lost Wages/Support Information)" }, { "id": "NJ-DOC-7", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "wage_verification", "note": "Self-employed lost wages: income and business tax returns for the 2 years before the crime." }, "summary": "Self-employed applicants claiming lost wages must supply income and business tax returns for the 2 years before the crime.", "quote": "If you are self-employed, you must supply copies of your income tax returns and business tax returns for the last 2 years before the crime.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Section 8 (Lost Wages/Support Information)" }, { "id": "NJ-DOC-8", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "other", "note": "Signed HIPAA authorization (application Section 15) so the VCCO can get records from health care providers." }, "summary": "The HIPAA release in the application must be completed, signed and dated before the claim can be processed.", "quote": "This authorization is necessary to obtain information\nfrom your health care providers under federal law.\nIt must be completed, signed and dated in order\nfor the VCCO to process your claim.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Instructions, Section 15" }, { "id": "NJ-TIME-1", "category": "processing_time", "params": { "days": 90 }, "summary": "The VCCO decides on an application within 90 days after it acknowledges receiving the completed application and all supporting information; this can be extended for good cause.", "quote": "The Office will make its determination regarding the application within 90 days of acknowledgment by the\nOffice of receipt of the completed application and any and all necessary supplemental information", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.2(c)" }, { "id": "NJ-TIME-2", "category": "processing_time", "params": { "months": 3 }, "summary": "The application instructions say claims take 3 months to process once all documentation is received.", "quote": "the turn around time for processing a claim is 3 months of receipt of\nall documentation.", "source_id": "NJ-S16", "pinpoint": "NJ VCCO Claim Application and Instructions (oag.rev.8.25.20), Instructions page II" }, { "id": "NJ-ACP-1", "category": "address_confidentiality", "params": { "program_name": "Address Confidentiality Program", "agency": "Division on Women, New Jersey Department of Children and Families", "covers_sexual_assault": true, "enroll": "Each applicant shall complete an application, which may be obtained from a local domestic violence program, sexual violence agency, or other agencies, as designated by the Division on Women. Information about how to contact the aforementioned programs can be obtained by contacting the New Jersey Address Confidentiality Program at 1-877-218-9133." }, "summary": "New Jersey's Address Confidentiality Program, run by the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families, gives victims of domestic violence, stalking and sexual assault a substitute mailing address that public agencies must accept, so public records do not reveal where they live.", "quote": "to enable interagency cooperation with the Director of the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault, and reproductive health service patients and providers, and to enable public agencies to accept a program participant's use of an address designated by the director as a substitute mailing address.", "source_id": "NJ-S22", "pinpoint": "N.J.S.A. 47:4-2", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-47/section-47-4-2/#:~:text=to%20enable%20interagency%20cooperation%20with,as%20a%20substitute%20mailing%20address." }, { "id": "NJ-REC-1", "category": "record_confidentiality", "params": {}, "summary": "VCCO claim files are confidential and are not government records open under the Open Public Records Act; nobody may inspect a victim's or claimant's file unless the law or a court order allows it.", "quote": "The files maintained by the Office that relate directly to the handling of any claim for compensation filed by a victim or claimant are not government records subject to disclosure under the Open Public Records Act and shall be considered confidential.", "source_id": "NJ-S9", "pinpoint": "N.J.A.C. 13:75-1.6(b)" } ], "coverage": { "found": [ "exam_no_bill", "total_cap", "expense_cap", "covered_expense", "excluded_expense", "filing_deadline", "reporting_requirement", "minimum_loss", "collateral_source", "conduct_reduction", "emergency_award", "eligible_crime", "residency", "submission", "required_document", "processing_time", "address_confidentiality", "record_confidentiality" ], "not_found": [ "exam_payment", "medical expense cap (none found beyond the $25,000 total)", "reporting alternatives for sexual assault (none in statute or rules)", "insurance billing rule for forensic exams", "photo_id or proof of residency (the application and instructions do not ask for either)" ], "notes": "No source names which agency pays providers for the forensic exam, and none says whether a hospital may bill the survivor's insurance for it; the statute (52:4B-52(k), echoed in 52:4B-22(b)) bars charging the victim a fee for exam services, and the AG SART standards say care beyond the exam can be billed under hospital policy. Statute and regulation require a police or law enforcement report within nine months, with a good-cause exception for late reports; the AG SART standards also tell survivors that VCCO benefits require a report to law enforcement. No protective-order, advocate or exam-only alternative was found in law." }, "confidence": "medium", "researcher_notes": "Statute text: N.J.S.A. 52:4B-18 and 52:4B-52 from Justia's 2025 edition (the legislature site was not used); other sections from the OAG compilation dated 8/1/2020, which may predate later amendments (the 2024 VCCO FAQ mentions new covered crime types such as harassment and criminal mischief that are not in that compilation). The OAG administrative code copy has no visible adoption date but reflects post-August 2020 changes. The 2024 FAQ (NJ-S4) says a crime 'must have been reported to law enforcement within 9 months of the crime, filing of a restraining order or sexual violence protective order'; the statute (52:4B-18) says only police or law enforcement, so I did not record a protective-order alternative. The AG SART Standards (NJ-S13, 2018) say emergency care beyond the scope of the forensic exam may be charged under hospital policy, so the no-fee rule covers exam services only. The VCCO Eligibility page (NJ-S2) says the toll-free line 877-658-2221 is out of order and lists (973) 648-2107; the Contact page and OVC directory still list 877-658-2221. Counseling also has per-session rate caps by provider type in N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.4(a), not encoded. Catastrophic injury claims can get supplemental rehabilitative compensation beyond $25,000 (not encoded). Reviewer (Oct 3): moved NJ-CRIME-1 to Justia's 2025 text of 52:4B-11 (NJ-S18, amended through P.L.2023, c.101); the sexual assault offenses are unchanged and harassment and criminal mischief are not in that text, so the 2024 FAQ's mention of them is unconfirmed in statute. Changed the program phone to (973) 648-2107 because the Eligibility page (NJ-S2) says the toll-free line 877-658-2221 is out of order; the Contact page still lists both. Emergency award statute text (52:4B-10.1, NJ-S8) is from the 8/1/2020 compilation; its $7,500 per-award cap matches N.J.A.C. 13:75-5.1(c). The $3,000 security rule (NJ-SEC-1) is the same $3,000 as relocation, not an additional amount; an engine must not add them. N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.4(c) says a provider who accepts VCCO payment must accept the VCCO rate as payment in full and not seek more from other sources (not encoded; it is not exam-specific). Catastrophically injured victims can get up to $35,000 more for rehabilitative services under N.J.A.C. 13:75-6.3(a) (not encoded). How to file (Oct 3): the paper application (NJ-S16, rev. 8/25/20, effective 8/1/20) is still the version linked from the VCCO Paper Application page (NJ-S19); it has no AcroForm fields (field_count 0), so it is print-and-fill. Filing methods from the Contact page (NJ-S6): online at www.njvictims.org, fax 973-648-3937, or mail; the instructions give the mail address as VCCO, 50 Park Place, 5th floor, Newark, NJ 07102 (line breaks shown as commas in the target). The 2024 FAQ (NJ-S4) describes filing as completing the online application, so online is the main path. Email (njvictims@njvictims.org) is given only for status questions and appointment requests, not for filing, so no email submission rule; walk-ins are mentioned only in a closure notice, so no in_person rule. Claimants with an active claim and PIN can upload documents online; documents sent later should include the claim number (NJ-S6). The 90-day decision time in N.J.A.C. 13:75-4.2(c) (NJ-TIME-1) runs from acknowledgment of a complete application and can be extended for good cause; the instructions' 3 months (NJ-TIME-2) runs from receipt of all documentation. The Paper Application page also says to call if no receipt letter arrives within four weeks (not encoded). Most documents are 'if available'; the VCCO will request the police report itself if the survivor does not have one. Homicide-only documents (victim's tax returns for loss of support) were not encoded. Privacy (Oct 3): NJ-ACP-1 quotes the ACP purpose clause in N.J.S.A. 47:4-2 (Justia 2025, NJ-S22, amended 2019, c.175), which names victims of sexual assault; the DCF ACP page (NJ-S20) says the program gives a legal substitute address to survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual violence and reproductive health patients and providers, and that all state and local government agencies must accept it. The enroll text is copied from N.J.A.C. 3A:71-3.1(b) (Cornell LII, NJ-S21, amended effective 6/3/2024). Eligibility limits that matter for anonymity: the DCF page says applicants must have experienced fear or threat of abuse and must relocate, and ACP cannot remove addresses already publicly recorded; N.J.A.C. 3A:71-3.1(b)1iii requires a sworn statement that the abuse was reported to a law enforcement agency and/or court or that the applicant applied for an order under N.J.S.A. 2C:14-13 et seq. (a sexual assault protective order), so ACP is not available to a survivor who has made no report and sought no order. The DCF 'How to Apply' link is a video, not text, so it was not used. NJ-REC-1 is N.J.A.C. 13:75-1.6(b) from the OAG administrative code copy already saved (NJ-S9); the next sentence adds that victim and claimant files shall not be open to inspection by any person unless authorized by law or court order. I did not look for a separate statute on VCCO record confidentiality." }