{
 "jurisdiction": "RI",
 "name": "Rhode Island",
 "program": {
  "program_name": "Crime Victim Compensation Program (CVCP)",
  "agency": "Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer",
  "website": "https://treasury.ri.gov/programs/crime-victim-compensation-program",
  "apply_url": "http://cvcapp.treasury.ri.gov/",
  "application_pdf_url": "https://treasury.ri.gov/media/521/download?language=en",
  "phone": "401-462-7655",
  "phone_source_id": "RI-S8",
  "statute_citation": "R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-25-16 to 12-25-31; 120-RICR-00-00-2",
  "application_form": {
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   "fillable": false,
   "field_count": 0
  }
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   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-17.htm",
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   "id": "RI-S2",
   "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-19 (Awarding compensation)",
   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-19.htm",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:01Z",
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   "id": "RI-S3",
   "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-20 (Offenses to which chapter applies)",
   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-20.htm",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:01Z",
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  {
   "id": "RI-S4",
   "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-21 (Nature of compensation)",
   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-21.htm",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:01Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S4.html",
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  {
   "id": "RI-S5",
   "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-21.1 (Emergency fund for victims)",
   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-21.1.htm",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:02Z",
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  {
   "id": "RI-S6",
   "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-22 (Limitations upon awarding compensation)",
   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-22.htm",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:02Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S6.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S6.txt",
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  {
   "id": "RI-S7",
   "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-23 (Terms of the award)",
   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-23.htm",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:02Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S7.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S7.txt",
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  },
  {
   "id": "RI-S8",
   "title": "Crime Victim Compensation Program page and FAQ, Office of the General Treasurer",
   "url": "https://treasury.ri.gov/programs/crime-victim-compensation-program",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:47:41Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S8.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S8.txt",
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  {
   "id": "RI-S9",
   "title": "CVCP Application (English)",
   "url": "https://treasury.ri.gov/media/521/download?language=en",
   "kind": "application_form",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:03Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S9.pdf",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S9.txt",
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  {
   "id": "RI-S11",
   "title": "120-RICR-00-00-2, Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Crime Victim Compensation Program (version posted by Treasury; active rule effective 11/27/2024)",
   "url": "https://treasury.ri.gov/media/436/download?language=en",
   "kind": "regulation",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:24Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S11.pdf",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S11.txt",
   "sha256": "302db4de6edc00189b81ae58338edf36168b5d032e770013ab1237f9c352e8f6"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-S12",
   "title": "Sexual Assault Victims Bill of Rights, Rhode Island Attorney General",
   "url": "https://riag.ri.gov/savbor",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:48:55Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S12.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S12.txt",
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  },
  {
   "id": "RI-S14",
   "title": "120-RICR-00-00-2 amendment, final regulation effective 10/13/2026 (RI Secretary of State filing)",
   "url": "https://risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/GT/REG_13512_20260923144402107.pdf",
   "kind": "regulation",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:49:48Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S14.pdf",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S14.txt",
   "sha256": "9122ba364aeeadf7793d0cc0bf05d8cda4a113decd3516fed1bd49a808c50473"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-S15",
   "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-164-3 (Address confidentiality program)",
   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-164/42-164-3.htm",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T20:01:18Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S15.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S15.txt",
   "sha256": "ffa9966beb13bc7f4a039e281318337a0b221e9c9169c2130b1c66afe401fdb5"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-S16",
   "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-164-2 (Address Confidentiality Program definitions)",
   "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-164/42-164-2.htm",
   "kind": "statute",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T20:01:19Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S16.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S16.txt",
   "sha256": "867e849e636954065dc93677d8398d70a436ba51c4fb395c77f9cd3c4715a079"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-S17",
   "title": "Address Confidentiality Program page, Rhode Island Department of State",
   "url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/AddressConfidentialityProgram",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T20:01:19Z",
   "raw_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S17.html",
   "text_path": "rules/sources/RI/RI-S17.txt",
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  {
   "id": "RI-EXAM-1",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "Crime Victim Compensation Program (reimburses the exam cost)"
   },
   "summary": "The Attorney General's bill of rights says survivors can be compensated for the cost of the forensic exam even if they do not report to police or cooperate with an investigation. It does not say the hospital cannot bill the survivor first.",
   "quote": "Victims are eligible to receive compensation for the cost of their forensic sexual assault examination, regardless of whether or not they report the assault to law enforcement and/or cooperate with any investigation or prosecution.",
   "source_id": "RI-S12",
   "pinpoint": "Sexual Assault Victims Bill of Rights (R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-98-5), \"Your right to obtain a medical examination\"",
   "fragment_url": "https://riag.ri.gov/savbor#:~:text=Victims%20are%20eligible%20to%20receive,with%20any%20investigation%20or%20prosecution."
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-CRIME-1",
   "category": "eligible_crime",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "First or second degree sexual assault is one of the offenses the program covers.",
   "quote": "First or second degree sexual assault;",
   "source_id": "RI-S3",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-20(11)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-20.htm#:~:text=First%20or%20second%20degree%20sexual%20assault%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-CRIME-2",
   "category": "eligible_crime",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "A covered injury includes physical harm, mental or nervous shock, and a pregnancy resulting from a sexual attack.",
   "quote": "“Personal injury” means actual bodily harm, mental or nervous shock, and a pregnancy resulting from sexual attack.",
   "source_id": "RI-S1",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-17(8)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-17.htm#:~:text=%E2%80%9CPersonal%20injury%E2%80%9D%20means%20actual%20bodily,pregnancy%20resulting%20from%20sexual%20attack."
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-CAP-1",
   "category": "total_cap",
   "params": {
    "amount_cents": 2500000
   },
   "summary": "The total award to a victim cannot exceed $25,000 (plus any attorney fees awarded on appeal).",
   "quote": "No compensation shall be awarded under this chapter to the victim, or in the case of death to dependent relatives or to the legal representative, in a total amount in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)",
   "source_id": "RI-S6",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-22(b)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-22.htm#:~:text=No%20compensation%20shall%20be%20awarded,of%20twenty%2Dfive%20thousand%20dollars%20%28%2425%2C000%29"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DEADLINE-1",
   "category": "filing_deadline",
   "params": {
    "years": 3,
    "from": "crime",
    "extension": "Minors: the period starts at age 18 (120-RICR-00-00-2.7(A)(1)(a)); if the crime was not discovered until more than a year later, the period starts at discovery, but only if the crime led to a criminal complaint, indictment, criminal information, or other probable cause finding (2.7(A)(1)(b)); late filing may be allowed for unsound mind or good cause (2.7(A)(1)(c)); lack of knowledge of the filing rules is not good cause."
   },
   "summary": "A claim must be filed within 3 years of the injury.",
   "quote": "Actions for compensation under this chapter shall be commenced within three (3) years after the date of the injury or death",
   "source_id": "RI-S6",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-22(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-22.htm#:~:text=Actions%20for%20compensation%20under%20this,of%20the%20injury%20or%20death"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DEADLINE-2",
   "category": "filing_deadline",
   "params": {
    "years": 3,
    "from": "age_18"
   },
   "summary": "For a victim who was a minor, the application is due within three years after turning eighteen.",
   "quote": "If the personal injury to the minor victim or secondary victim occurred on or after September 1, 1999, then the application must be filed within three years after the date on which the minor victim or secondary victim reaches the age of eighteen.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.7(A)(1)(a)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DEADLINE-3",
   "category": "filing_deadline",
   "params": {
    "from": "crime",
    "extension": "unsound mind or good cause shown"
   },
   "summary": "The office may accept a late application if the victim was of unsound mind or shows good cause.",
   "quote": "office may allow an application for compensation to be filed with the office after the expiration of the statute of limitations if the victim or secondary victim was of unsound mind or for good cause shown.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.7(A)(1)(c)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-REPORT-1",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "within_days": 15,
    "alternatives": [
     "forensic_exam"
    ]
   },
   "summary": "The crime must be reported to police within 15 days, but the office may allow a claim without a police report when a sexual assault survivor had a medical forensic exam within 15 days of the crime.",
   "quote": "no compensation shall be awarded for an injury or death resulting from a crime that was not reported to the appropriate law enforcement authority within fifteen (15) days of its occurrence; provided, that the office shall have the authority to allow a claim that was not reported pursuant to this section when a victim of a sexual assault receives a medical forensic examination within fifteen (15) days of the crime",
   "source_id": "RI-S6",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-22(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-22.htm#:~:text=no%20compensation%20shall%20be%20awarded,%2815%29%20days%20of%20the%20crime"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-REPORT-2",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "alternatives": [
     "protective_order"
    ]
   },
   "summary": "Applying to a court for a restraining order with a supporting affidavit, or applying for a criminal complaint, counts as a report to law enforcement.",
   "quote": "The reporting of a crime to a court through a citizen application for a restraining order under R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-15-3 accompanied by an affidavit in support of the application for protection, or through a citizen application for a criminal complaint, shall constitute a report to law enforcement authorities.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.7(A)(2)(c)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-REPORT-3",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "alternatives": []
   },
   "summary": "Telling a rape crisis center, private security, rescue personnel, or the compensation program does not count as a police report.",
   "quote": "Reports to private security personnel, rape crisis centers, rescue personnel, or the Crime Victim Compensation Program do not constitute reports to law enforcement authorities.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.7(A)(2)(d)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-REPORT-4",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "alternatives": []
   },
   "summary": "A late police report can be excused for good cause, such as physical or psychological incapacity or reasonable fear of retaliation. Good cause excuses only the delay; a report is still required.",
   "quote": "Good cause for delay shall include, but not be limited to, delay caused by physical or psychological incapacity which prevented the making of a report; or by reasonable fear of retaliation by the offender or others.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.7(A)(3)(b)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-REPORT-5",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "alternatives": [
     "other"
    ]
   },
   "summary": "A crime against a minor can be reported to the Department of Children, Youth and Families instead of the police.",
   "quote": "Crimes involving minor victims may be reported to the Department of Children, Youth and Families pursuant to the reporting requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 40-11-3 and 40-11-3.1.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.7(A)(2)(b)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-COLLATERAL-1",
   "category": "collateral_source",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "The program pays only after insurance, government benefits, and payments from the offender.",
   "quote": "The Criminal Injuries Compensation Act shall be regarded as a fund of last resort.",
   "source_id": "RI-S7",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-23(b)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-23.htm#:~:text=The%20Criminal%20Injuries%20Compensation%20Act,a%20fund%20of%20last%20resort."
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-CONDUCT-1",
   "category": "conduct_reduction",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "The office may reduce or deny an award if the victim's own behavior contributed to the injury; the same subsection also lets it weigh cooperation with police and violent criminal history.",
   "quote": "The behavior of the victim, including past behavior, that directly or indirectly contributed to his or her injury or death, unless the injury or death resulted from the victim’s lawful attempt to prevent the commission of a crime or to apprehend an offender. The office may reduce or deny an award based on these circumstances.",
   "source_id": "RI-S2",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-19(d)(1)(iv)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-19.htm#:~:text=The%20behavior%20of%20the%20victim%2C,award%20based%20on%20these%20circumstances."
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-EMERG-1",
   "category": "emergency_award",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Emergency awards can cover relocation, safety modifications to the home, crime scene cleanup, and burial; they are at the administrator's discretion and are deducted from the final award.",
   "quote": "The office may award emergency compensation under this chapter for the: (1) Burial expenses of a victim who dies as a direct result of a violent crime as defined in this chapter; (2) Cost of the crime scene clean up; (3) Relocation expenses; and (4) Compensation for modifications to a victim’s residence necessary to ensure safety.",
   "source_id": "RI-S5",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-21.1(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-21.1.htm#:~:text=The%20office%20may%20award%20emergency,residence%20necessary%20to%20ensure%20safety."
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-MED-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "medical",
   "params": {
    "expense": "medical"
   },
   "summary": "Medical expenses, including psychiatric care, that no other source pays are covered.",
   "quote": "Medical expenses (including psychiatric care) for which the victim is not compensated by any other source;",
   "source_id": "RI-S1",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-17(7)(i)(A)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-17.htm#:~:text=Medical%20expenses%20%28including%20psychiatric%20care%29,compensated%20by%20any%20other%20source%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-MED-2",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "medical",
   "params": {
    "expense": "medical"
   },
   "summary": "When the program pays a medical provider, the provider must accept that as full payment and cannot charge the victim more.",
   "quote": "Medical service providers shall be required to accept these awards as full payment for services rendered and shall be prohibited from assessing any additional charges against the victim or secondary victim.",
   "source_id": "RI-S2",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-19(h)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-19.htm#:~:text=Medical%20service%20providers%20shall%20be,the%20victim%20or%20secondary%20victim."
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DENTAL-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "dental",
   "params": {
    "expense": "dental"
   },
   "summary": "Dental expenses are among the covered expense types.",
   "quote": "Medical, dental and counseling expenses",
   "source_id": "RI-S8",
   "pinpoint": "CVCP FAQ, \"What expenses are eligible for reimbursement?\"",
   "fragment_url": "https://treasury.ri.gov/programs/crime-victim-compensation-program#:~:text=Medical%2C%20dental%20and%20counseling%20expenses"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-COUNSEL-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {
    "expense": "counseling"
   },
   "summary": "Mental health counseling and psychiatric care caused by the crime are covered.",
   "quote": "A victim shall be eligible for compensation for reasonable and necessary mental health counseling and psychiatric care expenses that have been actually and reasonably incurred as a direct result of the crime.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(3)(a)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-COUNSEL-2",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {
    "expense": "counseling",
    "amount_cents": 13000,
    "per": "hour"
   },
   "summary": "Individual sessions with a licensed psychiatrist are paid at up to $130 per hour.",
   "quote": "$130 per hour is reimbursed for individual services provided by a licensed psychiatrist;",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(3)(e)(1)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-COUNSEL-3",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {
    "expense": "counseling",
    "amount_cents": 11000,
    "per": "hour"
   },
   "summary": "Individual sessions with a licensed clinical psychologist are paid at up to $110 per hour.",
   "quote": "$110 per hour is reimbursed for individual services provided by a licensed clinical psychologist;",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(3)(e)(2)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-COUNSEL-4",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {
    "expense": "counseling",
    "amount_cents": 9000,
    "per": "hour"
   },
   "summary": "Individual sessions with a licensed clinical social worker, mental health nurse, marriage and family therapist, or psychiatric clinical nurse specialist are paid at up to $90 per hour.",
   "quote": "$90 per hour is reimbursed for individual services provided by a licensed clinical social worker, mental health nurse, marriage and family therapist (MFT), or clinical nurse specialist with a specialty in psychiatric mental health nursing;",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(3)(e)(3)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-WAGES-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "lost_wages",
   "params": {
    "expense": "lost_wages"
   },
   "summary": "Lost earnings that no other source replaces are covered.",
   "quote": "Loss of past earnings for which the victim is not compensated by any other source;",
   "source_id": "RI-S1",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-17(7)(i)(C)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-17.htm#:~:text=Loss%20of%20past%20earnings%20for,compensated%20by%20any%20other%20source%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-WAGES-2",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "lost_wages",
   "params": {
    "expense": "lost_wages"
   },
   "summary": "Lost earnings for injuries on or after January 1, 2022 are figured at 62% of gross earnings.",
   "quote": "All net earnings for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2022 are calculated based on 62% of the victim’s gross earnings.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(4)(b)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-TRAVEL-1",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "transportation",
   "params": {
    "expense": "transportation",
    "amount_cents": 100000,
    "per": "claim"
   },
   "summary": "Travel and overnight stays to get medical care or counseling or to attend court are capped at $1,000 per claim (the administrator may waive the cap for good cause).",
   "quote": "An award for reasonable and necessary travel expenses and overnight accommodation shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per claim.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(14)(a)(1)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-RELOC-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "relocation",
   "params": {
    "expense": "relocation"
   },
   "summary": "Temporary or permanent relocation costs of a victim can be covered.",
   "quote": "The Administrator may issue an award for expenses resulting from the temporary or permanent relocation of a victim",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(12)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-SECURITY-1",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "security",
   "params": {
    "expense": "security",
    "amount_cents": 100000,
    "per": "claim"
   },
   "summary": "Safety modifications to the home are capped at $1,000 and cannot be paid on top of an emergency relocation award.",
   "quote": "An award for expenses associated with reasonable modifications to the victim’s residence necessary to ensure victim safety shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall not be awarded in addition to an award for emergency compensation for relocation costs.",
   "source_id": "RI-S5",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-21.1(f)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-21.1.htm#:~:text=An%20award%20for%20expenses%20associated,emergency%20compensation%20for%20relocation%20costs."
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-EXCL-1",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "expense": "property_replacement",
   "params": {
    "item": "property losses",
    "expense": "property_replacement"
   },
   "summary": "Property losses are not covered.",
   "quote": "Property losses are not compensable expenses.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(1)(h)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-EXCL-2",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "params": {
    "item": "pain and suffering"
   },
   "summary": "Pain and suffering is not paid for crimes on or after September 1, 1999.",
   "quote": "any claims involving crimes resulting in personal injury or death which occurred on or after September 1, 1999 would not be eligible for an award for pain and suffering.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(8)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-RES-1",
   "category": "residency",
   "params": {
    "rule": "Crimes in Rhode Island (including its maritime jurisdiction) are covered regardless of the victim's residence."
   },
   "summary": "Crimes that happen in Rhode Island are covered; the statute does not limit this to Rhode Island residents.",
   "quote": "Within the physical confines of the state of Rhode Island;",
   "source_id": "RI-S2",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-19(a)(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-19.htm#:~:text=Within%20the%20physical%20confines%20of%20the%20state%20of%20Rhode%20Island%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-RES-2",
   "category": "residency",
   "params": {
    "rule": "Rhode Island residents injured out of state, only if not entitled to compensation where the crime occurred."
   },
   "summary": "A Rhode Island resident hurt in another state can apply only if that state's program offers no compensation.",
   "quote": "Outside the state of Rhode Island to any victim who has his or her residence in the state of Rhode Island and had the residence in the state at the time that the offense occurred, and is not entitled to compensation of any kind from the state, possession, or territory or district of the United States in which the offense occurred",
   "source_id": "RI-S2",
   "pinpoint": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-19(a)(3)",
   "fragment_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-25/12-25-19.htm#:~:text=Outside%20the%20state%20of%20Rhode,in%20which%20the%20offense%20occurred"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-SUBMIT-1",
   "category": "submission",
   "params": {
    "method": "mail",
    "target": "CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM, Office of the General Treasurer, 50 Service Avenue, 2nd Floor, Warwick, RI 02886"
   },
   "summary": "Mail the completed paper application to the Crime Victim Compensation Program at the Office of the General Treasurer in Warwick.",
   "quote": "Return completed Application to: CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM Office of the General Treasurer 50 Service Avenue, 2nd Floor Warwick, RI 02886",
   "source_id": "RI-S9",
   "pinpoint": "CVCP Application, page 2, return address"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-SUBMIT-2",
   "category": "submission",
   "params": {
    "method": "fax",
    "target": "401-462-7694"
   },
   "summary": "A printed application can be faxed to the program.",
   "quote": "You can also print out an application below, either in English or Spanish, and fax it to 401-462-7694",
   "source_id": "RI-S8",
   "pinpoint": "Crime Victim Compensation Program page, how to apply",
   "fragment_url": "https://treasury.ri.gov/programs/crime-victim-compensation-program#:~:text=You%20can%20also%20print%20out,and%20fax%20it%20to%20401%2D462%2D7694"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-SUBMIT-3",
   "category": "submission",
   "params": {
    "method": "online",
    "target": "http://cvcapp.treasury.ri.gov/"
   },
   "summary": "Applications can be filed online through the Treasury's CVCP portal; registration is required.",
   "quote": "Applications can be submitted online here . (registration required)",
   "source_id": "RI-S8",
   "pinpoint": "Crime Victim Compensation Program page, how to apply (link target http://cvcapp.treasury.ri.gov/)",
   "fragment_url": "https://treasury.ri.gov/programs/crime-victim-compensation-program#:~:text=Applications%20can%20be%20submitted%20online%20here%20.%20%28registration%20required%29"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DOC-1",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "photo_id"
   },
   "summary": "Include a copy of a valid photo ID with the application.",
   "quote": "MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF A VALID PHOTO ID",
   "source_id": "RI-S9",
   "pinpoint": "CVCP Application, page 2"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DOC-2",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "itemized_bill",
    "note": "copies of bills for each expense checked on the form"
   },
   "summary": "Include copies of the bills for the expenses being claimed.",
   "quote": "PLEASE SUBMIT COPIES OF BILLS",
   "source_id": "RI-S9",
   "pinpoint": "CVCP Application, page 1, Expenses section"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DOC-3",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "signed application with release of information; the form's consent section must be signed and dated"
   },
   "summary": "The application must be signed under penalty of perjury and include a release of information.",
   "quote": "The application must be signed by the Applicant under the pains and penalties of perjury;",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.11, Applicant's Obligations (2)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DOC-4",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "wage_verification",
    "note": "where appropriate: lost wage verifications, W-2 forms, tax returns"
   },
   "summary": "Where they apply, the applicant must provide lost wage verifications, W-2 forms, and tax returns.",
   "quote": "Such documentation shall include, where appropriate, all expenses, lost wage verifications, W-2 forms, tax returns, death and birth certificates, and the incident report from the appropriate law enforcement authorities.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.11(C) Burden of Proof"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DOC-5",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "police_report",
    "note": "incident report from law enforcement, where appropriate; the form also asks for the police department and report number"
   },
   "summary": "Where appropriate, the applicant provides the incident report from law enforcement.",
   "quote": "Such documentation shall include, where appropriate, all expenses, lost wage verifications, W-2 forms, tax returns, death and birth certificates, and the incident report from the appropriate law enforcement authorities.",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.11(C) Burden of Proof"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DOC-6",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "exam_record",
    "note": "optional for sexual assault victims: evidence of a SANE or qualifying medical forensic exam, used in place of or alongside a police report"
   },
   "summary": "A sexual assault survivor may submit evidence of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examination or other qualifying medical forensic exam.",
   "quote": "Victims of sexual assault may submit documentary evidence of their Sexual Assault Nurse Examination or other qualifying Medical Forensic Examination consistent with the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.7(A)(2)(e)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-DOC-7",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "medical_records",
    "note": "on request, when claiming lost earnings: a disability letter from a treating physician or mental health provider"
   },
   "summary": "If the office asks, a victim claiming lost earnings must send a disability letter from a treating physician or mental health provider.",
   "quote": "Upon request by the office, the victim must submit a disability letter from a treating physician or mental health provider demonstrating that the victim is disabled from working as a direct result of the crime",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.8(A)(4)(a)"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-ACP-1",
   "category": "address_confidentiality",
   "params": {
    "program_name": "Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)",
    "agency": "Rhode Island Department of State (Secretary of State)",
    "covers_sexual_assault": true,
    "enroll": "Click here to download the application. Applications should be sent to: Department of State Attention: ACP PO Box 6888 Providence, RI 02940. Applicants can contact the Department by email, phone, or in-person for help filling out the application."
   },
   "summary": "Rhode Island's Address Confidentiality Program, run by the Secretary of State's Department of State, gives victims of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, trafficking, or abuse who have moved or are about to move a shared Providence PO Box to use as their address on state and local government records, with first-class mail and legal papers forwarded free to their real address. Applicants mail a sworn application to the Department, which can help fill it out.",
   "quote": "The goal of the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP/Program) is to help victims of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and trafficking and/or abuse as defined by RI Gen. Laws §42-164-2 who have relocated or are about to relocate",
   "source_id": "RI-S17",
   "pinpoint": "ACP page, program description",
   "fragment_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/AddressConfidentialityProgram#:~:text=The%20goal%20of%20the%20Address,or%20are%20about%20to%20relocate"
  },
  {
   "id": "RI-RECCONF-1",
   "category": "record_confidentiality",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Medical, counseling, psychiatric, employment, financial, and investigative records the compensation office gets with a claim are confidential and cannot be released without the applicant's permission unless law allows it. The application itself and the notice of award or denial are treated as public records unless another law says otherwise.",
   "quote": "All medical records, mental health counseling records, psychiatric records, employment information, personal financial information and investigative records received, obtained or maintained by the office in connection with any application for compensation shall be maintained as confidential investigative material",
   "source_id": "RI-S11",
   "pinpoint": "120-RICR-00-00-2.13"
  }
 ],
 "coverage": {
  "found": [
   "exam_payment",
   "eligible_crime",
   "total_cap",
   "filing_deadline",
   "reporting_requirement",
   "collateral_source",
   "conduct_reduction",
   "emergency_award",
   "covered_expense",
   "expense_cap",
   "excluded_expense",
   "residency",
   "submission",
   "required_document",
   "address_confidentiality",
   "record_confidentiality"
  ],
  "not_found": [
   "exam_no_bill",
   "minimum_loss",
   "processing_time"
  ],
  "notes": "No Rhode Island statute or official policy was found that bars billing the survivor or the survivor's insurance for a sexual assault forensic exam; the only official statement found is the Attorney General's bill of rights saying the exam cost is compensable through the CVCP regardless of reporting. No minimum loss was found. The relocation cap is in flux: the compiled statute (12-25-21.1(e)) and the current rule say $5,000, but a 2026 bill (H 8155) raised it to $8,000 and the amended rule effective 10/13/2026 (RI-S14) says $8,000, so no relocation dollar cap is recorded. Counseling hourly rates, the $1,000 travel cap, the 62% lost-earnings rule, the property exclusion, and the reporting rules appear in both the current rule (RI-S11) and the amended rule effective 10/13/2026 (RI-S14). No processing time for a decision or payment is stated in the program page, the application, or the rule; the only stated times are 30 days for a decision on reconsideration, which is not recorded. The address confidentiality program and record confidentiality rule were both found."
 },
 "confidence": "medium",
 "researcher_notes": "Statute text is from the RI legislature's compiled General Laws site, which may not yet show 2026 session laws. The rule amendment effective 10/13/2026 says it implements 2026 changes to 12-25-20 and 12-25-21.1: hit-and-run serious bodily injury added, stalking victims allowed relocation or home-modification awards, larceny and the crime against nature offenses removed from the covered list, and emergency relocation raised to $8,000. The introduced H 8155 text only changes the relocation amount; it leaves the $1,000 home-safety cap and $25,000 total cap unchanged, but the enacted version was not saved, so RI-SECURITY-1 should be rechecked once the compiled statute updates. The AG page says exam compensation is available regardless of cooperation, while 12-25-19(d)(1)(i) lets the office weigh cooperation for other awards; statute wins for non-exam expenses. The program FAQ (RI-S8) also lists a DCYF report for minors and a no contact order for domestic violence victims as alternatives to a police report. Other caps in the rule not recorded as rules: eyeglasses $200, crime scene cleanup $2,000, burial $10,000, secondary victim counseling $1,500, group therapy at 40% of the individual rate, temporary housing $150 per night for up to 10 nights within relocation. Reviewer: the AG page says exam compensation is available regardless of reporting, but 12-25-22(a) only lets the office accept an exam in place of a police report when the exam was within 15 days of the crime, and the same AG page warns that not participating in the criminal justice system will likely limit compensation eligibility. A 2022 bill (S 2374) would have barred charging the survivor for the evidentiary exam (proposed 12-28.1-6), but chapter 12-28.1 does not exist in the compiled General Laws and 23-98-5 has no billing rule, so exam_no_bill stays not_found. The home-safety $1,000 cap appears only in the statute; neither the current rule nor the 10/13/2026 rule states a dollar cap for safety modifications. How to file: the application PDF (RI-S9, retrieved from the program page's current English link) is a flat scan with no AcroForm fields (0 fields), so it is printed and filled by hand. The mail address is taken from the form, which adds '2nd Floor'; the program page gives '50 Service Ave Warwick, RI 02886' without the floor. The online portal URL (http://cvcapp.treasury.ri.gov/) is the link target behind 'here' on the program page, not visible text. The program page has an 'email us' link (crimevictims@treasury.ri.gov) for questions only; it does not say applications can be emailed, so no email submission rule was added. The rule also lets the office request a mental health treatment plan from the treating provider (2.8(A)(3)(b)); that comes from the provider, not the applicant, so it is not a required_document. Address confidentiality: the Department of State page (RI-S17) says the ACP helps victims of sexual assault, and R.I. Gen. Laws 42-164-2(1)(vii) (RI-S16) lists sexual assault (chapter 37 of title 11) as 'abuse' regardless of whether it was reported to law enforcement; 42-164-3(b) (RI-S15) requires a sworn statement that the applicant is a victim of domestic violence or abuse, so a survivor of sexual assault by a non-family member qualifies through the 'abuse' definition. Participants are certified for five years and get the Program's Providence PO Box with an identification number; the application must be mailed to Department of State, Attention: ACP, PO Box 6888, Providence, RI 02940. The AG's sexual assault bill of rights page (RI-S12) also describes the program. Record confidentiality: 2.13 of the current rule (RI-S11) and the 10/13/2026 amended rule (RI-S14, 2.13(A)) have the same text; both say the application and the notice of award or denial are public records unless otherwise provided by law, so only supporting records (medical, counseling, employment, financial, investigative) are confidential. The application's consent page (RI-S9) also says records are protected under federal confidentiality regulations and state law and cannot be disclosed without written consent except as provided by law. No separate confidentiality section was found in chapter 12-25."
}