{ "jurisdiction": "OH", "name": "Ohio", "program": { "program_name": "Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Program", "agency": "Ohio Attorney General, Crime Victim Services Section", "website": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Victims/Apply-for-Victims-Compensation", "apply_url": "https://cvonlinecompensationapp.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/", "application_pdf_url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Individuals-and-Families/Victims/Crime-Victim-Comp-Form.aspx", "phone": "614-466-5610", "phone_source_id": "OH-S9", "statute_citation": "ORC 2743.51 to 2743.72; ORC 2907.28; OAC 109:7-1-02", "application_form": { "source_id": "OH-S9", "fillable": true, "field_count": 207 } }, "sources": [ { "id": "OH-S1", "title": "ORC 2743.51 (definitions)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:20Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S1.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S1.txt", "sha256": "1803a3a7585fdf3ad288c462fb0fcd89943a7a40e08a8f6a9b51b8d7323b256b" }, { "id": "OH-S3", "title": "ORC 2743.60 (denial or reduction of award)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:20Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S3.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S3.txt", "sha256": "2bac7b2d21814c35d38e61e987a49bba7a56c0a60047ec1ba7689712992f0108" }, { "id": "OH-S4", "title": "ORC 2743.56 (application for award)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.56", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:21Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S4.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S4.txt", "sha256": "8cb560d4722f4aaced2e00af0b4d686e4923cafbde74c3ac93692d3bf348db65" }, { "id": "OH-S5", "title": "ORC 2907.28 (payment for sexual assault medical examination)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2907.28", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:21Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S5.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S5.txt", "sha256": "d40ddefb50d9361bc725ba5978e6a9a1faef1270c7c62cbcc3cd76337ea3fcc5" }, { "id": "OH-S6", "title": "ORC 2743.67 (emergency awards)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.67", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:41Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S6.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S6.txt", "sha256": "4dffebdf7ac3dd82f345d9e5eb13af0bb22a299c155bc77cb96062da396e430b" }, { "id": "OH-S8", "title": "OAC 109:7-1-02 (sexual assault examination payment amount)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-109:7-1-02", "kind": "regulation", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:51Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S8.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S8.txt", "sha256": "a0fa156ac10a0de0ebd1aaad8cad264d5ae1793f250465d1b1f6b111f89958da" }, { "id": "OH-S9", "title": "Ohio Attorney General, Application for Crime Victim Compensation (with program overview)", "url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Individuals-and-Families/Victims/Crime-Victim-Comp-Form.aspx", "kind": "application_form", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:16Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S9.pdf", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S9.txt", "sha256": "ccc7b36c04638cd4e68bfc4c945bade312a5a206553c89164c5e3149d7d13de2" }, { "id": "OH-S10", "title": "ORC 2743.191 (reparations fund; minimum award payment)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.191", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:41Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S10.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S10.txt", "sha256": "c7d1831fcbd1f82175a4839419d486fe15cbb7b3a2a096f36ca832e0b6c6caf9" }, { "id": "OH-S11", "title": "ORC 2743.521 (fee bill audits; no balance billing after award)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.521", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:41Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S11.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S11.txt", "sha256": "a7f11c39cd92e53c7468fc7e51626ff66ac9a5702c773842e6482985553ab6a9" }, { "id": "OH-S12", "title": "Ohio Court of Claims, Crime Victims Compensation page and FAQ", "url": "https://ohiocourtofclaims.gov/crime-victims-compensation/", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:49Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S12.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S12.txt", "sha256": "dd9be85369b272e0f40c12abbe37669f2bfadba650d87d96e818e382f95e70e0" }, { "id": "OH-S14", "title": "Ohio Attorney General, Instructions for SAFE and HIV Prophylaxis Reimbursement Form", "url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Forms/Forms-for-Victims/Sexual-Assault-Forensic-Examination/SAFE-Reimbursement-Instructions", "kind": "agency_pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:15Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S14.pdf", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S14.txt", "sha256": "e82f95df4bee1c4c404184498283b4c59ae580aa291f4823bd667947de7788f8" }, { "id": "OH-S15", "title": "Ohio Attorney General, Crime Can Be Costly brochure", "url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Publications-Files/Publications-for-Victims/CrimeCanBeCostly.aspx", "kind": "agency_pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:16Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S15.pdf", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S15.txt", "sha256": "1fd33828433236f565c2c16d7c7f4bafcfd88dc24a5971b62e97e4ae18014fc3" }, { "id": "OH-S16", "title": "Ohio Attorney General, Apply for Victims Compensation page", "url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Victims/Apply-for-Victims-Compensation", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:36:59Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S16.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S16.txt", "sha256": "275d2d53ad6a0af04224a608bf80617ef62d1461f8a83d8179f36de3fd50f174" }, { "id": "OH-S17", "title": "ORC 2743.59 (investigating claim; decision deadline)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.59", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:37:20Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S17.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S17.txt", "sha256": "d9920eb40230782eed16dede0d81bc43a9ea5f227173fb30a5fa8bccc5ea5e84" }, { "id": "OH-S18", "title": "ORC 111.42 (address confidentiality program; application to secretary of state)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-111.42", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:55:57Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S18.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S18.txt", "sha256": "0cfaa51c66e8a0ba8faa6c3ac96258caca4674f6a938dbddb9bd21013639bbf8" }, { "id": "OH-S19", "title": "ORC 2743.62 (privilege; confidentiality of records obtained for reparations claims)", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.62", "kind": "statute", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:55:58Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S19.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S19.txt", "sha256": "9856a5f5f2a146a59fc87b960269c9857ce451e33d7654028b81e5668085002e" }, { "id": "OH-S20", "title": "Ohio Secretary of State, Safe at Home program page", "url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/public-integrity/safe-at-home", "kind": "agency_page", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T19:56:23Z", "raw_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S20.html", "text_path": "rules/sources/OH/OH-S20.txt", "sha256": "69bc7ece633d6cd70a1f18720d7f94c058245f8a102f2f921b923fa47f4d636b" } ], "rules": [ { "id": "OH-EXAM-1", "category": "exam_no_bill", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "insurance_billing": "prohibited" }, "summary": "Hospitals may not bill a sexual assault survivor, or the survivor's insurance, for the medical exam and test done to gather evidence. This covers the evidence exam itself, not every service at the same visit; emergency contraception, late adult exams, and treatment of other injuries are handled in the other SAFE exam rules.", "quote": "No costs incurred by a hospital or emergency facility in conducting a medical examination and test of any victim of an offense under any provision of sections 2907.02 to 2907.06 of the Revised Code for the purpose of gathering physical evidence for a possible prosecution of a person shall be billed or charged directly or indirectly to the victim or the victim's insurer.", "source_id": "OH-S5", "pinpoint": "ORC 2907.28(B)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2907.28#:~:text=No%20costs%20incurred%20by%20a,victim%20or%20the%20victim%27s%20insurer." }, { "id": "OH-EXAM-2", "category": "exam_payment", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "payer": "Ohio reparations fund, paid by the Attorney General (SAFE Program) directly to the hospital or facility" }, "summary": "The state reparations fund pays the hospital for the forensic exam, including antibiotics and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis given as part of the exam.", "quote": "Any cost incurred by a hospital or emergency medical facility in conducting a medical examination of a victim of an offense under any provision of sections 2907.02 to 2907.06 of the Revised Code for the purpose of gathering physical evidence for a possible prosecution, including the cost of any antibiotics administered as part of the examination and the cost of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis provided as part of the examination, shall be paid out of the reparations fund established pursuant to section 2743.191 of the Revised Code", "source_id": "OH-S5", "pinpoint": "ORC 2907.28(A)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2907.28#:~:text=Any%20cost%20incurred%20by%20a,2743.191%20of%20the%20Revised%20Code" }, { "id": "OH-EXAM-3", "category": "exam_payment", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "payer": "Ohio Attorney General SAFE Program (flat fee to the facility)" }, "summary": "The hospital must accept a flat fee of $632 from the state as payment in full for the forensic exam, including antibiotics given during it.", "quote": "A hospital, children's advocacy center, or other emergency medical facility shall accept a flat fee payment of: (A) Six hundred thirty-two dollars as payment in full for any cost incurred in conducting a medical examination and test of a victim of an offense under any provision of sections 2907.02 to 2907.06 of the Revised Code for the purpose of gathering physical evidence for a possible prosecution of a person, including the cost of any antibiotics administered as part of the examination.", "source_id": "OH-S8", "pinpoint": "OAC 109:7-1-02(A)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-109:7-1-02#:~:text=A%20hospital%2C%20children%27s%20advocacy%20center%2C,as%20part%20of%20the%20examination." }, { "id": "OH-EXAM-4", "category": "exam_payment", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "payer": "Ohio Attorney General SAFE Program" }, "summary": "State payment for the forensic exam does not depend on the survivor cooperating with police; an adult who does not want to report can have the exam billed to the SAFE Program under a Jane or John Doe name.", "quote": "The sexual assault forensic exam and reimbursement is not dependent on the patient cooperating with law enforcement.", "source_id": "OH-S14", "pinpoint": "SAFE Reimbursement Instructions, item 12 (Law enforcement reporting); Jane/John Doe submission at item 5" }, { "id": "OH-EXAM-5", "category": "exam_payment", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "payer": "Patient or insurer when an adult's last incident was more than 96 hours before the exam, unless the examiner documents why evidence collection was still justified" }, "summary": "For an adult patient, the SAFE Program pays for evidence collection when the last incident was less than 96 hours before the exam; after 96 hours the procedures are billable to the patient unless the protocol's extenuating circumstances apply.", "quote": "Last incident(s) greater than 96 hours**** - procedures billable to patient", "source_id": "OH-S14", "pinpoint": "SAFE Reimbursement Instructions, mandated examination components table (18 and over); see item 9" }, { "id": "OH-EXAM-6", "category": "exam_payment", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "payer": "Patient or insurer (emergency contraception given at the exam)" }, "summary": "Emergency contraception given to an adult or adolescent at the sexual assault exam is not part of the state-paid exam and can be billed to the patient or the patient's insurer.", "quote": "If an adult/adolescent patient presenting in the emergency department as a victim of sexual assault is provided emergency contraception those costs are billable to the patient/insurer", "source_id": "OH-S14", "pinpoint": "SAFE Reimbursement Instructions, Billing" }, { "id": "OH-EXAM-7", "category": "exam_payment", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "payer": "Ohio Attorney General SAFE Program (HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, actual amount billed up to the cap)" }, "summary": "The facility is paid the actual amount billed for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, up to $2,500, as payment in full.", "quote": "(B) A hospital, children's advocacy center, or other emergency medical facility shall accept payment of the actual amount billed; not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars, as payment in full for any cost incurred in administration of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis protocol in rule 109:7-1-01 of the Administrative Code.", "source_id": "OH-S8", "pinpoint": "OAC 109:7-1-02(B)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-109:7-1-02#:~:text=%28B%29%20A%20hospital%2C%20children%27s%20advocacy,109%3A7%2D1%2D01%20of%20the%20Administrative%20Code." }, { "id": "OH-CAP-1", "category": "total_cap", "params": { "amount_cents": 5000000 }, "summary": "Total compensation for an injured victim, together with everyone else claiming for that victim's injury, is capped at $50,000.", "quote": "Reparations payable to a victim described in division (L)(1) of section 2743.51 of the Revised Code and to all other claimants sustaining economic loss because of injury to or the death of that victim shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars in the aggregate.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(H)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=Reparations%20payable%20to%20a%20victim,thousand%20dollars%20in%20the%20aggregate." }, { "id": "OH-CAP-2", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "counseling", "params": { "expense": "counseling", "amount_cents": 500000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "An immediate family member living with a sexual assault victim can claim counseling on their own, capped at $5,000; for this kind of claimant counseling is the only payable expense.", "quote": "Reparations payable to a victim described in division (L)(2) of section 2743.51 of the Revised Code shall not exceed five thousand dollars.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(H); ORC 2743.51(L)(2) and (F)(2)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=Reparations%20payable%20to%20a%20victim,not%20exceed%20five%20thousand%20dollars." }, { "id": "OH-CAP-3", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup", "params": { "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup", "amount_cents": 75000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Cleanup of the crime scene and repairs to damaged property for personal security (for example doors and windows) are capped at $750 per claim.", "quote": "(2) Reasonable and necessary costs of cleaning the scene and repairing, for the purpose of personal security, property damaged at the scene where the criminally injurious conduct occurred, not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars in the aggregate per claim.", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(T)(2)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=%282%29%20Reasonable%20and%20necessary%20costs,in%20the%20aggregate%20per%20claim." }, { "id": "OH-CAP-4", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "property_replacement", "params": { "expense": "property_replacement", "amount_cents": 75000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Replacing property that police took as evidence (such as a phone or clothing) is capped at $750 per claim.", "quote": "(U) \"Cost of evidence replacement\" means costs for replacement of property confiscated for evidentiary purposes related to the criminally injurious conduct, not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars in the aggregate per claim.", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(U)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=%28U%29%20%22Cost%20of%20evidence%20replacement%22,in%20the%20aggregate%20per%20claim." }, { "id": "OH-CAP-5", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "legal", "params": { "expense": "legal", "amount_cents": 100000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Attorney's fees to get a protective, restraining, or custody order that physically separates the victim from the offender are covered up to $1,000, at no more than $100 an hour.", "quote": "(b) Attorney's fees not exceeding one thousand dollars, at a rate not exceeding one hundred dollars per hour, incurred to successfully obtain a restraining order, custody order, or other order to physically separate a victim from an offender.", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(F)(5)(b)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=%28b%29%20Attorney%27s%20fees%20not%20exceeding,a%20victim%20from%20an%20offender." }, { "id": "OH-CAP-6", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "other", "params": { "expense": "other", "amount_cents": 1500000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "A family member with trauma so severe it keeps them from normal daily activities, including an immediate family member who is the caretaker of a dependent sexual assault victim, can claim only work loss and counseling, capped at $15,000.", "quote": "Reparations payable to a victim described in division (L)(3) of section 2743.51 of the Revised Code shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(H); ORC 2743.51(L)(3)(b) and (F)(3)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=Reparations%20payable%20to%20a%20victim,not%20exceed%20fifteen%20thousand%20dollars." }, { "id": "OH-COV-1", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "medical", "params": { "expense": "medical" }, "summary": "Medical care, rehabilitation, and other remedial treatment are allowable expenses for an injured victim.", "quote": "\"allowable expense\" means reasonable charges incurred for reasonably needed products, services, and accommodations, including those for medical care, rehabilitation, rehabilitative occupational training, and other remedial treatment and care", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(F)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=%22allowable%20expense%22%20means%20reasonable%20charges,other%20remedial%20treatment%20and%20care" }, { "id": "OH-COV-2", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "dental", "params": { "expense": "dental" }, "summary": "Replacement of dentures, retainers, and other dental appliances is an allowable expense, along with hearing aids, mobility aids, and eyeglasses.", "quote": "including replacement costs for hearing aids; dentures, retainers, and other dental appliances; canes, walkers, and other mobility tools; and eyeglasses and other corrective lenses", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(F)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=including%20replacement%20costs%20for%20hearing,eyeglasses%20and%20other%20corrective%20lenses" }, { "id": "OH-COV-3", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "counseling", "params": { "expense": "counseling" }, "summary": "The application lets the victim request counseling expenses for themselves.", "quote": "Counseling expenses for victim", "source_id": "OH-S9", "pinpoint": "Application for Crime Victim Compensation, Section 4" }, { "id": "OH-COV-4", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "lost_wages", "params": { "expense": "lost_wages" }, "summary": "Lost income from work the victim could not do because of the injury is covered as work loss.", "quote": "(G) \"Work loss\" means loss of income from work that the injured person would have performed if the person had not been injured", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(G)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=%28G%29%20%22Work%20loss%22%20means%20loss,person%20had%20not%20been%20injured" }, { "id": "OH-COV-5", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "clothing_bedding", "params": { "expense": "clothing_bedding" }, "summary": "Clothing removed from the victim so injuries could be assessed or treated can be replaced.", "quote": "(1) The replacement cost for items of clothing removed from a victim in order to make an assessment of possible physical harm or to treat physical harm;", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(T)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=%281%29%20The%20replacement%20cost%20for,or%20to%20treat%20physical%20harm%3B" }, { "id": "OH-COV-6", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "childcare", "params": { "expense": "childcare" }, "summary": "Replacement services, meaning paying someone to do what the victim would normally do such as child care, housecleaning, or errands, can be claimed.", "quote": "Replacement services (paying someone to do what the victim would normally do such as housecleaning, child care, errands, etc.)", "source_id": "OH-S9", "pinpoint": "Application for Crime Victim Compensation, Section 4; see ORC 2743.51(H)" }, { "id": "OH-EXCL-1", "category": "excluded_expense", "params": { "item": "stolen, damaged, or lost property; pain and suffering" }, "summary": "The program does not pay for stolen, damaged, or lost property (for example a broken or stolen phone), or for pain and suffering. Property police kept as evidence is handled separately as evidence replacement.", "quote": "Yes. Compensation cannot be paid for pain and suffering, stolen, damaged, or lost property.", "source_id": "OH-S9", "pinpoint": "Application for Crime Victim Compensation, program overview (Are there limits on compensation?)" }, { "id": "OH-EXCL-2", "category": "excluded_expense", "params": { "item": "pain and suffering (noneconomic detriment)" }, "summary": "Pain, suffering, and other noneconomic harm are not compensable economic loss.", "quote": "Noneconomic detriment is not economic loss", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(E)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=Noneconomic%20detriment%20is%20not%20economic%20loss" }, { "id": "OH-DEADLINE-1", "category": "filing_deadline", "params": { "years": 3, "from": "crime", "extension": "good cause shown (ORC 2743.60(A)(2)(d)); younger claimants see OH-DEADLINE-2" }, "summary": "Apply within three years of the crime. The statute points to ORC 2743.60 for exceptions: claimants who were minors or young adults at the time get extra time, and the Attorney General may accept a late claim at any time for good cause shown.", "quote": "All applications for an award of reparations may be filed at any time within three years after the occurrence of the criminally injurious conduct, except as provided in divisions (A)(2)(b) to (d) of section 2743.60 of the Revised Code.", "source_id": "OH-S4", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.56(B); ORC 2743.60(A)(2)(d)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.56#:~:text=All%20applications%20for%20an%20award,2743.60%20of%20the%20Revised%20Code." }, { "id": "OH-DEADLINE-2", "category": "filing_deadline", "params": { "from": "crime", "extension": "claimant under 21 at the time of the crime: until the 24th birthday" }, "summary": "If the claimant was under twenty-one when the crime happened, the claim is not time-barred until after the claimant's twenty-fourth birthday.", "quote": "If the claimant was under twenty-one years of age at the time of the criminally injurious conduct, the claim is not barred under division (A)(2)(a) of this section until after the claimant's twenty-fourth birthday.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(A)(2)(b)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=If%20the%20claimant%20was%20under,after%20the%20claimant%27s%20twenty%2Dfourth%20birthday." }, { "id": "OH-REPORT-1", "category": "reporting_requirement", "params": { "required": true, "alternatives": [] }, "summary": "The crime must have been reported to police at some point. Ohio no longer has a reporting deadline, and the statute lists no alternative to a police report for sexual assault.", "quote": "The attorney general or the court of claims shall not make or order an award of reparations to a claimant if the criminally injurious conduct upon which the claimant bases a claim never was reported to a law enforcement officer or agency.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(A)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=The%20attorney%20general%20or%20the,law%20enforcement%20officer%20or%20agency." }, { "id": "OH-REPORT-2", "category": "reporting_requirement", "params": { "required": true, "alternatives": [] }, "summary": "The Court of Claims confirms the old 72-hour police report deadline is gone, but a police report is still required.", "quote": "Although the former 72-hour deadline for filing a police report has been eliminated, the victim must File a police report.", "source_id": "OH-S12", "pinpoint": "Court of Claims FAQ: Do I need to File a police report in order to qualify for the program?", "fragment_url": "https://ohiocourtofclaims.gov/crime-victims-compensation/#:~:text=Although%20the%20former%2072%2Dhour%20deadline,must%20File%20a%20police%20report." }, { "id": "OH-MIN-1", "category": "minimum_loss", "params": { "amount_cents": 5000 }, "summary": "The state only pays an award that comes to $50 or more.", "quote": "The attorney general shall provide for payment of the claimant or providers in the amount of the award only if the amount of the award is fifty dollars or more.", "source_id": "OH-S10", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.191(B)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.191#:~:text=The%20attorney%20general%20shall%20provide,is%20fifty%20dollars%20or%20more." }, { "id": "OH-COLL-1", "category": "collateral_source", "params": {}, "summary": "The award is reduced by anything recovered from other sources, such as insurance, so the program pays after those sources.", "quote": "The attorney general or the court of claims shall reduce an award of reparations or deny a claim for an award of reparations that is otherwise payable to a claimant to the extent that the economic loss upon which the claim is based is recouped from other persons, including collateral sources.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(D)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=The%20attorney%20general%20or%20the,other%20persons%2C%20including%20collateral%20sources." }, { "id": "OH-COLL-2", "category": "collateral_source", "params": {}, "summary": "If a claimant unreasonably fails to file a timely claim with insurance or another source that would have paid, the award can be reduced or denied to that extent.", "quote": "If a claimant unreasonably fails to present a claim timely to a source of benefits or advantages that would have been a collateral source and that would have reimbursed the claimant for all or a portion of a particular expense, the attorney general or the court of claims may reduce an award of reparations or deny a claim for an award of reparations to the extent that it is reasonable to do so.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(G)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=If%20a%20claimant%20unreasonably%20fails,is%20reasonable%20to%20do%20so." }, { "id": "OH-CONDUCT-1", "category": "conduct_reduction", "params": {}, "summary": "An award can be reduced or denied for contributory misconduct, which the statute defines narrowly as unlawful or intentionally tortious conduct at the time of the crime that caused or threatened serious harm and provoked the crime.", "quote": "The attorney general or the court of claims shall reduce an award of reparations or deny a claim for an award of reparations to the extent it is determined to be reasonable because of the contributory misconduct of the claimant or the victim.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(E)(1); ORC 2743.51(M)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=The%20attorney%20general%20or%20the,the%20claimant%20or%20the%20victim." }, { "id": "OH-CONDUCT-2", "category": "conduct_reduction", "params": {}, "summary": "An award can be denied or reduced if the victim or claimant did not fully cooperate with law enforcement.", "quote": "The attorney general or the court of claims, upon a finding that the claimant or victim has not fully cooperated with appropriate law enforcement agencies, may deny a claim or reconsider and reduce an award of reparations.", "source_id": "OH-S3", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.60(C)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.60#:~:text=The%20attorney%20general%20or%20the,reduce%20an%20award%20of%20reparations." }, { "id": "OH-EMERG-1", "category": "emergency_award", "params": { "amount_cents": 200000 }, "summary": "If a final award looks likely and waiting would cause undue hardship, the Attorney General can make an emergency award of up to $2,000, which is taken out of the final award.", "quote": "An emergency award shall not exceed two thousand dollars.", "source_id": "OH-S6", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.67", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.67#:~:text=An%20emergency%20award%20shall%20not%20exceed%20two%20thousand%20dollars." }, { "id": "OH-CRIME-1", "category": "eligible_crime", "params": {}, "summary": "Ohio covers criminally injurious conduct: conduct in Ohio that poses a substantial threat of personal injury or death and is punishable as a crime. The same statute names sexual assault among the crimes whose family members can claim counseling.", "quote": "any conduct that occurs or is attempted in this state; poses a substantial threat of personal injury or death; and is punishable by fine, imprisonment, or death", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(C)(1); see ORC 2743.51(L)(2)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=any%20conduct%20that%20occurs%20or,by%20fine%2C%20imprisonment%2C%20or%20death" }, { "id": "OH-RES-1", "category": "residency", "params": { "rule": "Crime in Ohio: victim must have been a U.S. resident (or a resident of a reciprocal foreign country) at the time of the crime." }, "summary": "For a crime in Ohio, a victim who was a resident of the United States can apply (or a resident of a foreign country that gives Ohio residents reciprocal compensation).", "quote": "(i) A resident of the United States; (ii) A resident of a foreign country the laws of which permit residents of this state to recover compensation as victims of offenses committed in that country.", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(A)(1)(a) and (C)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=%28i%29%20A%20resident%20of%20the,offenses%20committed%20in%20that%20country." }, { "id": "OH-RES-2", "category": "residency", "params": { "rule": "Crime outside Ohio: Ohio residents who meet one of the conditions in ORC 2743.51(A)(2)(a)(i) to (ix)." }, "summary": "An Ohio resident hurt by a crime in another state or country can apply if they also met one listed condition, such as working in Ohio, being a full-time student at a school in another state, or being temporarily out of state for treatment or work.", "quote": "A victim who had a permanent place of residence within this state at the time of the criminally injurious conduct and who, at the time of the criminally injurious conduct, complied with any one of the following:", "source_id": "OH-S1", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.51(A)(2)(a) and (C)(2)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.51#:~:text=A%20victim%20who%20had%20a,any%20one%20of%20the%20following%3A" }, { "id": "OH-SUBMIT-ONLINE", "category": "submission", "params": { "method": "online", "target": "https://cvonlinecompensationapp.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/" }, "summary": "Register on the Attorney General's Crime Victim's Compensation Portal and file the claim application online.", "quote": "Register and file a claim application online.", "source_id": "OH-S16", "pinpoint": "AG Apply for Victims Compensation, Two options for filing a claim", "fragment_url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Victims/Apply-for-Victims-Compensation#:~:text=Register%20and%20file%20a%20claim%20application%20online." }, { "id": "OH-SUBMIT-MAIL", "category": "submission", "params": { "method": "mail", "target": "Crime Victim Services Section 30 E. Broad Street, 26th Floor Columbus, OH 43215" }, "summary": "Print the paper application, fill it out, and mail it to the Attorney General's Crime Victim Services Section in Columbus.", "quote": "Download and print an application , fill it out and mail it to Crime Victim Services Section 30 E. Broad Street, 26th Floor Columbus, OH 43215", "source_id": "OH-S16", "pinpoint": "AG Apply for Victims Compensation, Two options for filing a claim", "fragment_url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Victims/Apply-for-Victims-Compensation#:~:text=Download%20and%20print%20an%20application,26th%20Floor%20Columbus%2C%20OH%2043215" }, { "id": "OH-SUBMIT-FAX", "category": "submission", "params": { "method": "fax", "target": "614-752-2732 or 855-229-0600" }, "summary": "The completed paper application can be faxed to either of the Attorney General's fax numbers.", "quote": "or fax it to 614-752-2732 or 855-229-0600.", "source_id": "OH-S16", "pinpoint": "AG Apply for Victims Compensation, Two options for filing a claim", "fragment_url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Victims/Apply-for-Victims-Compensation#:~:text=or%20fax%20it%20to%20614%2D752%2D2732%20or%20855%2D229%2D0600." }, { "id": "OH-SUBMIT-EMAIL", "category": "submission", "params": { "method": "email", "target": "CrimeVictimsCompensationApplications@OhioAGO.gov", "note": "Attach the application as a PDF or Word document; photos or screenshots of the pages are not accepted." }, "summary": "New applications can be emailed, but only as a PDF or Word attachment; photos or screenshots of the pages are rejected.", "quote": "New applications can also be emailed to CrimeVictimsCompensationApplications@OhioAGO.gov but they must be attached as a PDF or Word document . No photos or screenshots of the pages will be accepted.", "source_id": "OH-S16", "pinpoint": "AG Apply for Victims Compensation, Two options for filing a claim", "fragment_url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Victims/Apply-for-Victims-Compensation#:~:text=New%20applications%20can%20also%20be,the%20pages%20will%20be%20accepted." }, { "id": "OH-DOC-WAGES", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "wage_verification", "note": "Only when claiming lost wages: copies of the 6 paychecks before the crime." }, "summary": "If claiming lost wages, include copies of the 6 paychecks from before the crime.", "quote": "Complete if filing for loss of earnings. Provide copies of 6 paychecks prior to crime.", "source_id": "OH-S9", "pinpoint": "Application, Section 7: Employment Information" }, { "id": "OH-DOC-INSCARD", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "other", "note": "Front and back copy of each insurance or benefit card listed in Section 6." }, "summary": "Send a front and back copy of each insurance or benefit plan card listed on the application.", "quote": "Please send front and back copy of card", "source_id": "OH-S9", "pinpoint": "Application, Section 6: Insurance and Benefit Information" }, { "id": "OH-DOC-RELEASE", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "other", "note": "The signed and dated release in Section 12 of the application; the two medical record authorizations follow it in the PDF." }, "summary": "The release in the application must be signed and dated, or the application will not be processed.", "quote": "This release must be signed and dated for the application to be processed.", "source_id": "OH-S9", "pinpoint": "Application, Section 12: Subrogation, Authorization, and Signature" }, { "id": "OH-DOC-DEATH", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "other", "note": "Only for funeral expense claims: a copy of the death certificate if the applicant has one." }, "summary": "For funeral expense claims, include a copy of the death certificate if you have one.", "quote": "If you have a copy of the death certificate, please include a copy with your application.", "source_id": "OH-S9", "pinpoint": "Application, Section 8: Funeral Expenses" }, { "id": "OH-TIME-1", "category": "processing_time", "params": { "days": 120 }, "summary": "The Attorney General must issue a written decision within 120 days after receiving the application, but may extend that limit with written reasons.", "quote": "The attorney general shall make a written finding of fact and decision in accordance with sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised Code within one hundred twenty days after receiving the claim application.", "source_id": "OH-S17", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.59(E)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.59#:~:text=The%20attorney%20general%20shall%20make,after%20receiving%20the%20claim%20application." }, { "id": "OH-ACP-1", "category": "address_confidentiality", "params": { "program_name": "Safe at Home (Ohio address confidentiality program)", "agency": "Ohio Secretary of State", "covers_sexual_assault": true, "enroll": "Participants must apply through a certified Application Assistant. The statute adds that the application is on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, with a notarized statement and the Application Assistant's recommendation." }, "summary": "Ohio's Safe at Home program, run by the Secretary of State, gives survivors of rape, sexual battery, domestic violence, stalking, or human trafficking a substitute address to use on government records instead of their real one. You apply with a certified Application Assistant at a survivor services organization.", "quote": "The applicant fears for the safety of the applicant, a member of the applicant's household, or the minor, incompetent, or ward on whose behalf the application is made because the applicant, household member, minor, incompetent, or ward is a victim of domestic violence, menacing by stalking, human trafficking, trafficking in persons, rape, or sexual battery.", "source_id": "OH-S18", "pinpoint": "ORC 111.42(A)(3)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-111.42#:~:text=The%20applicant%20fears%20for%20the,persons%2C%20rape%2C%20or%20sexual%20battery." }, { "id": "OH-RECORDS-1", "category": "record_confidentiality", "params": {}, "summary": "Records the Attorney General or Court of Claims gets for a compensation claim (such as medical or counseling records) that were confidential or exempt from public records law in the hands of whoever created them stay confidential once the program has them. This does not make the whole claim file confidential, and the records can still be used in hearings and written decisions on the claim.", "quote": "any record or report that the court of claims or the attorney general has obtained prior to, or obtains on or after, June 30, 1998, under the provisions of sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised Code and that is confidential or otherwise exempt from public disclosure under section 149.43 of the Revised Code while in the possession of the creator of the record or report shall remain confidential or exempt from public disclosure under section 149.43 of the Revised Code while in the possession of the court of claims or the attorney general.", "source_id": "OH-S19", "pinpoint": "ORC 2743.62(A)(2)(a)", "fragment_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.62#:~:text=any%20record%20or%20report%20that,claims%20or%20the%20attorney%20general." } ], "coverage": { "found": [ "collateral_source", "conduct_reduction", "covered_expense", "eligible_crime", "emergency_award", "exam_no_bill", "exam_payment", "excluded_expense", "expense_cap", "filing_deadline", "minimum_loss", "reporting_requirement", "residency", "total_cap", "submission", "required_document", "processing_time", "address_confidentiality", "record_confidentiality" ], "not_found": [ "relocation", "temporary_housing", "transportation", "security (standalone)", "expense_cap for lost_wages", "expense_cap for medical", "expense_cap for counseling for the victim", "reporting alternatives for sexual assault" ], "notes": "No statute, rule, or official page I could save sets a weekly wage cap, a per-session counseling cap for the victim, or any relocation, housing, or transportation benefit. The application lists 'Mileage' as a checkbox but I found no rule text describing it. Security repairs are covered only as part of crime scene cleanup (ORC 2743.51(T)(2), $750 per claim). The statute requires that the crime was reported to law enforcement at some point and lists no alternative (forensic exam, advocate, protective order) for sexual assault. The Attorney General's HTML program pages (Apply for Victims Compensation, SAFE Program) could not be saved by the fetch tool, so the application PDF and brochure stand in for them. Privacy (added Oct 3): Safe at Home is Ohio's address confidentiality program (ORC 111.41 to 111.47, Secretary of State). For compensation records I found only ORC 2743.62(A)(2)(a), which keeps already-confidential records (for example medical records) confidential in the AG's or Court of Claims' hands; I found no statute or official statement making the whole claim, application, or applicant identity confidential or exempt from public records law." }, "confidence": "high", "researcher_notes": "Statutes are from codes.ohio.gov (ORC 2743.51, 2743.56, 2743.60 effective March 2, 2022 after S.B. 36). Disagreements: the AG brochure 'Crime Can Be Costly' (OH-S15, undated) says family counseling is capped at $2,500 per person or $7,500 per family, but ORC 2743.60(H) caps an (L)(2) immediate-family claimant at $5,000; I used the statute. The Court of Claims FAQ (OH-S12) still says certain serious criminal history disqualifies, but the AG's own Apply for Victims Compensation page (read during research but not savable with the fetch tool) says that as of March 2, 2022 criminal backgrounds are no longer disqualifiers, matching the amended ORC 2743.60. Exam billing: per the AG SAFE instructions (OH-S14), emergency contraception, pain medication, and treatment of injuries beyond the forensic exam may be billed to the patient or insurer; those costs can then be claimed as medical expenses. Ohio health care providers must report a sexual assault to police under ORC 2921.22 (an adult may stay unnamed), per OH-S14; I did not find authority saying that provider report satisfies the compensation reporting rule, so Tend should not assume it does. ORC 2743.521(B) (OH-S11) bars a medical provider that accepts payment through an award from billing the victim for those expenses. The application PDF lists phone 614-466-5610 and toll-free 877-584-2846 (877-5VICTIM); the OVC directory lists 614-466-5610. Reviewer: added OH-EXAM-5 to 7 and OH-CAP-6 from sources already saved. The free exam is limited to evidence collection: for adults the SAFE table makes procedures billable to the patient when the last incident was more than 96 hours earlier (absent documented extenuating circumstances), and with other injuries the ED level charge, physician charges, labs, scans, and HIV prophylaxis are listed as billable to the patient. OAC 109:7-1-02(C) lets the Attorney General raise the $632 and $2,500 amounts for inflation; the SAFE instructions still state $632, so I kept it, but the current figure could be higher. ORC 2743.60(F) and (I) also bar awards for crimes against adults while serving a prison sentence and suspend payment while a victim is incarcerated; there is no schema category for these. How to file (added Oct 3): the AG Apply for Victims Compensation page (OH-S16) lists online filing, mail, fax, and email. The fetch tool rejected that page as blocked because the site is ASP.NET and wraps all content in one
, which the tool strips; I saved the same Chrome snapshot with the tool's text extraction minus the form removal, so OH-S16.txt is that page's text. The online target is the 'Register and file' link in the saved HTML. ORC 2743.56(A) (OH-S4) says a mailed application counts as filed on its postmark date. The application PDF (OH-S9, same URL the Apply page links, modified June 2026) has 207 AcroForm fields. It asks for copies of 6 paychecks for lost wages, front and back of insurance cards, a death certificate for funeral claims, and a signed release; it does not tell applicants to attach bills, receipts, or a police report, so I did not add those. ORC 2743.59(E) (OH-S17) sets the 120-day decision limit, which the AG can extend in writing; no AG page states a typical processing time. A separate supplemental application exists for later expenses and was not saved. Privacy (added Oct 3): ORC 111.42(A)(3) (OH-S18) makes victims of rape or sexual battery eligible for Safe at Home; the Secretary of State page (OH-S20) also lists sexual assault and says participants must apply through a certified Application Assistant and get a substitute address for voter registration, government correspondence, and other official records. Certification lasts four years (ORC 111.42(E)); registered sex offenders are ineligible. Record confidentiality is narrow: ORC 2743.62(A)(2)(a) (OH-S19) only preserves the confidential status a record already had, and 2743.62(A)(2)(b) lets judges, magistrates, the claimant, and the AG refer to those records in hearings and written decisions. The Court of Claims page (OH-S12) says it keeps an electronic archive of Victims decisions back to 1977, so Tend should not tell Ohio users their claim is fully private. I did not find any ORC 149.43(A)(1) exemption naming compensation claim files." }