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 "jurisdiction": "SD",
 "name": "South Dakota",
 "program": {
  "program_name": "Crime Victims' Compensation Program",
  "agency": "South Dakota Department of Public Safety",
  "website": "https://www.sd.gov/dps?id=cs_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0043174&sys_kb_id=04f8056d1b54cb54f6142062f54bcb14&spa=1",
  "apply_url": "https://www.sd.gov/dps?id=cs_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0043175",
  "application_pdf_url": "https://www.sd.gov/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=a70d268987104754a086bae9cebb3534",
  "phone": "605-773-6317",
  "phone_source_id": "SD-S4",
  "statute_citation": "SDCL 23A-28B-1 to 23A-28B-44; ARSD 67:55",
  "application_form": {
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "fillable": false,
   "field_count": 0
  }
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   "title": "SDCL chapter 23A-28B, Crime Victims' Compensation Program",
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   "id": "SD-S4",
   "title": "SD DPS, Crime Victims' Compensation Program (allowable expenses and benefits)",
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   "id": "SD-S5",
   "title": "SD DPS, Crime Victims' Compensation Eligibility and Apply",
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   "id": "SD-S6",
   "title": "SD Crime Victims' Compensation Program Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17)",
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   "id": "SD-S7",
   "title": "SD Crime Victims' Compensation Primary Application Instructions",
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   "title": "ARSD article 67:55, Crime victims' compensation",
   "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55",
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  {
   "id": "SD-S9",
   "title": "ARSD 67:55:04:03, Mental health services",
   "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55:04:03",
   "kind": "regulation",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T18:55:06Z",
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  {
   "id": "SD-S10",
   "title": "SD Secretary of State, Address Confidentiality - Secure Active Designation (quotes SDCL 12-4-9.2)",
   "url": "https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/Secure-Active-Designation.aspx",
   "kind": "agency_page",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03T20:01:27Z",
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  {
   "id": "SD-EXAM-1",
   "category": "exam_payment",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "payer": "the county where the alleged rape or sexual offense occurred"
   },
   "summary": "The county where the sexual assault happened pays for the forensic medical exam, including related lab tests, medication given during the exam, and supplies.",
   "quote": "The county where an alleged rape or sexual offense occurred shall pay the cost of any forensic medical examination performed on the victim of the alleged rape or sexual offense.",
   "source_id": "SD-S2",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 22-22-26",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-22-26#:~:text=The%20county%20where%20an%20alleged,alleged%20rape%20or%20sexual%20offense."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-EXAM-2",
   "category": "exam_no_bill",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "insurance_billing": "unspecified"
   },
   "summary": "Hospitals and clinics must tell survivors the forensic exam is available at no cost to them, and a survivor does not have to take part in the criminal case or cooperate with police to get the exam. The statute does not say whether the survivor's insurance may be billed.",
   "quote": "Each hospital and clinic that provides a forensic medical examination under § 22-22-26 shall coordinate with the county to establish a payment process by which the county shall pay for the cost of the examination, and to notify any victim of rape or sexual offense of the availability of an examination at no cost to the victim. A victim of rape or sexual offense is not required to participate in the criminal justice system or to cooperate with law enforcement to be provided with a forensic medical examination.",
   "source_id": "SD-S3",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 22-22-26.2",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-22-26.2#:~:text=Each%20hospital%20and%20clinic%20that,with%20a%20forensic%20medical%20examination."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-EXAM-3",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "expense": "forensic_exam",
   "params": {
    "expense": "forensic_exam"
   },
   "summary": "The compensation program does not reimburse rape or sexual offense exams that are provided under the county-pay exam statute.",
   "quote": "Reimbursement is not allowed for rape or sexual offense examinations provided under the provisions of SDCL",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:13",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Reimbursement%20is%20not%20allowed%20for,under%20the%20provisions%20of%20SDCL"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CAP-1",
   "category": "total_cap",
   "params": {
    "amount_cents": 1500000
   },
   "summary": "Total compensation for one victim's injury or death may not exceed $15,000.",
   "quote": "Compensation granted to any claimant suffering economic loss as the result of injury to or death of any one victim may not exceed fifteen thousand dollars.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-21",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=Compensation%20granted%20to%20any%20claimant,not%20exceed%20fifteen%20thousand%20dollars."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CAP-2",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "security",
   "params": {
    "expense": "security",
    "amount_cents": 50000,
    "per": "claim"
   },
   "summary": "Security devices, including digital security cameras, are covered up to $500 including materials and labor; monthly service fees are not. The commission can approve more than this limit on evidence of need, but never above the overall program limit.",
   "quote": "Payment for security devices may not exceed $500, including materials and labor.",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:12",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Payment%20for%20security%20devices%20may,%24500%2C%20including%20materials%20and%20labor."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CAP-3",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "funeral",
   "params": {
    "expense": "funeral",
    "amount_cents": 800000,
    "per": "claim"
   },
   "summary": "Basic funeral and burial expenses are capped at $8,000. The commission can approve more than this limit on evidence of need, but never above the overall program limit.",
   "quote": "Payment for basic funeral and burial expenses may not exceed $8,000.",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:17",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Payment%20for%20basic%20funeral%20and,expenses%20may%20not%20exceed%20%248%2C000."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CAP-4",
   "category": "expense_cap",
   "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup",
   "params": {
    "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup",
    "amount_cents": 150000,
    "per": "claim"
   },
   "summary": "Homicide scene cleanup is capped at $1,500. The commission can approve more than this limit on evidence of need, but never above the overall program limit.",
   "quote": "Payment for homicide scene cleanup may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars.",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:14",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Payment%20for%20homicide%20scene%20cleanup,one%20thousand%20five%20hundred%20dollars."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-WAGE-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "lost_wages",
   "params": {
    "expense": "lost_wages"
   },
   "summary": "Lost earnings are paid based on the victim's average monthly earnings for the 6 months before the injury or the monthly minimum wage, whichever is less. The monthly minimum wage is the federal hourly minimum wage times 173.2 hours.",
   "quote": "Loss of earnings, loss of future earnings, and loss of support shall be determined on the basis of the victim's average monthly earnings for the six months immediately preceding the date of injury, or the monthly minimum wage as of the date of the crime underlying the claim, whichever is less. The monthly minimum wage shall be based upon the federal hourly minimum wage in effect as of the date of the crime multiplied by 173.2 hours per month.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-20",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=Loss%20of%20earnings%2C%20loss%20of,by%20173.2%20hours%20per%20month."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-WAGE-2",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "lost_wages",
   "params": {
    "expense": "lost_wages"
   },
   "summary": "When the victim is the claimant, lost earnings are limited to the 12 months right after the crime. The victim must have been employed at the time of the crime, and hours paid with sick or annual leave do not count.",
   "quote": "Payment for lost earnings or loss of future earnings is limited to the following: (1) If the claimant is the victim, the 12-month period immediately following the date of the crime;",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:08(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Payment%20for%20lost%20earnings%20or,the%20date%20of%20the%20crime%3B"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-COUNS-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {
    "expense": "counseling"
   },
   "summary": "Mental health services are covered, including individual or group counseling by a qualified mental health professional, for a limited number of months after the crime.",
   "quote": "Payment for mental health services is limited to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including individual or group counseling sessions provided by a mental health professional",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:03",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Payment%20for%20mental%20health%20services,by%20a%20mental%20health%20professional"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-COUNS-2",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "counseling",
   "params": {
    "expense": "counseling"
   },
   "summary": "If the victim was a juvenile at the time of the crime and the late-filing deadline is waived for good cause, mental health services can be paid for up to 24 months from the date of the application.",
   "quote": "If the victim is a juvenile, or was a juvenile at the time of victimization, and there is good cause to waive the one-year requirement under SDCL 23A-28B-25 , payment for mental health services may be made for up to 24 months from the date of the application.",
   "source_id": "SD-S9",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:03",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55:04:03#:~:text=If%20the%20victim%20is%20a,the%20date%20of%20the%20application."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-MED-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "medical",
   "params": {
    "expense": "medical"
   },
   "summary": "Covered medical expense includes medical and dental services, mental health counseling, dental and prosthetic devices, and eyeglasses or other corrective lenses.",
   "quote": "\"Medical expense,\" the cost of all medical and dental services, mental health counseling, dental and prosthetic devices, eyeglasses or other corrective lenses",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-1(9)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=%22Medical%20expense%2C%22%20the%20cost%20of,eyeglasses%20or%20other%20corrective%20lenses"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-MED-2",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "medical",
   "params": {
    "expense": "medical"
   },
   "summary": "Apart from mental health care, medical services are paid only if provided in the 12 months after the crime, unless the department extends that for good cause.",
   "quote": "payment for medical expenses is limited to those medical services provided during the 12-month period immediately following the date the crime occurred. The department may extend this 12-month period if good cause is shown.",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:19",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=payment%20for%20medical%20expenses%20is,if%20good%20cause%20is%20shown."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-TRANS-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "transportation",
   "params": {
    "expense": "transportation"
   },
   "summary": "Mileage is covered for trips such as getting the victim to a hospital or medical facility for a sexual assault exam, treatment, court, and meetings with police.",
   "quote": "Mileage accrued for transporting the victim to a hospital or medical facility for a sexual assault examination",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:05(5)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Mileage%20accrued%20for%20transporting%20the,for%20a%20sexual%20assault%20examination"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-TRANS-2",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "transportation",
   "params": {
    "expense": "transportation"
   },
   "summary": "Mileage is reimbursed at the state employee rate for a privately owned car.",
   "quote": "Mileage is reimbursed at the rate established for state employees in SDCL 3-9-1 , as applicable, for the use of a privately owned automobile.",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:07",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Mileage%20is%20reimbursed%20at%20the,of%20a%20privately%20owned%20automobile."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-SEC-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "security",
   "params": {
    "expense": "security"
   },
   "summary": "Security devices such as locks, door eyeholes, and security lights needed for the victim's safety are a covered loss.",
   "quote": "\"Security devices,\" the cost to repair or install locks, door eyeholes, security lights, or other similar security and safety measures necessary to ensure the safety of the victim.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-1(15)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=%22Security%20devices%2C%22%20the%20cost%20to,the%20safety%20of%20the%20victim."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CLOTH-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "clothing_bedding",
   "params": {
    "expense": "clothing_bedding"
   },
   "summary": "The replacement value of property taken as evidence, including clothing and bedding, is covered if it is not returned.",
   "quote": "\"Personal property losses,\" the replacement value of property, including clothing and bedding, used for evidentiary purposes",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-1(14)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=%22Personal%20property%20losses%2C%22%20the%20replacement,bedding%2C%20used%20for%20evidentiary%20purposes"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CHILD-1",
   "category": "covered_expense",
   "expense": "childcare",
   "params": {
    "expense": "childcare"
   },
   "summary": "Child care is covered when the parent cannot care for the child because of crime-related impairment, court, police meetings, or a medical appointment.",
   "quote": "Child care expenses are payable if the parent is unable to care for the child because the parent has sustained physical or emotional impairment as a direct result of a crime, if the parent is required to attend court proceedings or meet with law enforcement, or the parent has a medical appointment.",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:11",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Child%20care%20expenses%20are%20payable,parent%20has%20a%20medical%20appointment."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-EXCL-1",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "params": {
    "item": "cell phones, guns, guard dogs"
   },
   "summary": "The program does not pay for cell phones, guns, or guard dogs.",
   "quote": "No payment may be made for cell phones, guns, or guard dogs.",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:12",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=No%20payment%20may%20be%20made,phones%2C%20guns%2C%20or%20guard%20dogs."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-EXCL-2",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "params": {
    "item": "property losses, attorney's fees, pain and suffering"
   },
   "summary": "The program does not pay for property losses (other than items kept as evidence), attorney's fees, or pain and suffering.",
   "quote": "Compensation cannot be paid for property losses, attorney's fees, or pain and suffering.",
   "source_id": "SD-S4",
   "pinpoint": "SD DPS CVC page, Requirements & Limitations",
   "fragment_url": "https://www.sd.gov/dps?id=cs_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0043174&sys_kb_id=04f8056d1b54cb54f6142062f54bcb14&spa=1#:~:text=Compensation%20cannot%20be%20paid%20for,fees%2C%20or%20pain%20and%20suffering."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-EXCL-3",
   "category": "excluded_expense",
   "params": {
    "item": "property damaged in the incident"
   },
   "summary": "Only clothing and bedding kept as evidence is covered; property damaged in the incident is not.",
   "quote": "Only clothing and bedding that was collected as evidence, and will not be returned to the claimant, is compensable through the CVC Program. Property damaged in the incident is not eligible for compensation.",
   "source_id": "SD-S7",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application Instructions, Section IX"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DEAD-1",
   "category": "filing_deadline",
   "params": {
    "years": 1,
    "from": "crime",
    "extension": "The department may waive the one-year deadline for good cause shown."
   },
   "summary": "The application must be filed within one year after the date of the injury, but the department may waive that for good cause.",
   "quote": "Unless an application for compensation is filed with the department within one year after the date of the personal injury or death and the personal injury or death was the result of a crime which had been reported to a law enforcement officer or agency within five days of its occurrence or, if the crime could not reasonably have been reported within that period, within five days of the date when a report could reasonably have been made. The department may waive the one year application requirement for good cause shown",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-25(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=Unless%20an%20application%20for%20compensation,requirement%20for%20good%20cause%20shown"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-REPORT-1",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "within_days": 5,
    "alternatives": []
   },
   "summary": "The crime must have been reported to law enforcement within 5 days, or within 5 days of when a report could reasonably have been made. No alternative to a police report for sexual assault was found in the statute.",
   "quote": "the personal injury or death was the result of a crime which had been reported to a law enforcement officer or agency within five days of its occurrence or, if the crime could not reasonably have been reported within that period, within five days of the date when a report could reasonably have been made",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-25(1)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=the%20personal%20injury%20or%20death,could%20reasonably%20have%20been%20made"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-REPORT-2",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true,
    "within_days": 5,
    "alternatives": []
   },
   "summary": "If the crime was not reported within 5 days, the application asks for a letter explaining the reason for the delay.",
   "quote": "If the crime was not reported within 5 days of the date that it occurred or if the victim did not cooperate, please submit a letter explaining the reason for the delay in reporting or decision not to cooperate.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application, Eligibility"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-REPORT-3",
   "category": "reporting_requirement",
   "params": {
    "required": true
   },
   "summary": "No award may be made if the victim fails or refuses to cooperate fully with law enforcement or with the department.",
   "quote": "Fails or refuses to cooperate fully with any appropriate law enforcement officer or agency or with the department in the administration of this chapter.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-25(2)(c)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=Fails%20or%20refuses%20to%20cooperate,the%20administration%20of%20this%20chapter."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-COLL-1",
   "category": "collateral_source",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Awards are reduced by payments from collateral sources such as the offender, insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, workers compensation, or employer wage continuation.",
   "quote": "Any award of victims' compensation made pursuant to this chapter shall be reduced by the amount of any payment received, or to be received, by the victim from any collateral source as a result of the conduct giving rise to the application for compensation.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-22",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=Any%20award%20of%20victims%27%20compensation,to%20the%20application%20for%20compensation."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-COLL-2",
   "category": "collateral_source",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Bills for rape exams and related expenses must go to insurance and other collateral sources before the program pays.",
   "quote": "Bills for rape exams and related expenses must be submitted to collateral sources, including health insurance, before payment may be made under the provisions of this article.",
   "source_id": "SD-S8",
   "pinpoint": "ARSD 67:55:04:13",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/67:55#:~:text=Bills%20for%20rape%20exams%20and,the%20provisions%20of%20this%20article."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CONDUCT-1",
   "category": "conduct_reduction",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "An award may be denied if the victim's conduct substantially contributed to the injury, but by statute this does not apply to victims of a sex offense under chapter 22-22, human trafficking, domestic abuse, or child abuse.",
   "quote": "Engaged in conduct which substantially contributed to the infliction of the victim's injury or death or engaged in conduct which the victim should reasonably have foreseen could lead to the injury or death. However, this subsection does not apply to any victim defined in subsections 23A-28B-1(12)(b) and (c) or to any victim of: a sex offense under chapter 22-22 ; human trafficking under chapter 22-49 ; domestic abuse under § 25-10-1 ; child abuse, neglect, or exploitation under § 26-8A-2",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-25(2)(a)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=Engaged%20in%20conduct%20which%20substantially,or%20exploitation%20under%20%C2%A7%2026%2D8A%2D2"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-EMERG-1",
   "category": "emergency_award",
   "params": {
    "amount_cents": 100000
   },
   "summary": "The department may grant an emergency award of up to $1,000 for undue hardship; it is deducted from the final award.",
   "quote": "The amount of an emergency award may not exceed one thousand dollars.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-27",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=The%20amount%20of%20an%20emergency,not%20exceed%20one%20thousand%20dollars."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CRIME-1",
   "category": "eligible_crime",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "A covered crime is conduct in South Dakota that is punishable as a felony or misdemeanor and causes personal injury or death.",
   "quote": "\"Crime,\" conduct that occurs or is attempted in this state, including that arising from domestic violence, human trafficking, and acts of terrorism, as defined in 18 USC § 2331 as of January 1, 1997, which conduct results in personal injury or death and is punishable as a felony or misdemeanor",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-1(3)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=%22Crime%2C%22%20conduct%20that%20occurs%20or,as%20a%20felony%20or%20misdemeanor"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CRIME-2",
   "category": "eligible_crime",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Personal injury includes emotional distress, not only bodily harm.",
   "quote": "\"Personal injury,\" actual bodily harm or emotional distress",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-1(11)",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=%22Personal%20injury%2C%22%20actual%20bodily%20harm%20or%20emotional%20distress"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-CRIME-3",
   "category": "eligible_crime",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "An award can be made whether or not anyone is prosecuted or convicted for the crime.",
   "quote": "An award of compensation may be made without regard to whether any person is prosecuted or convicted for the criminal conduct that is the basis of the award.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-23",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=An%20award%20of%20compensation%20may,the%20basis%20of%20the%20award."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-RES-1",
   "category": "residency",
   "params": {
    "rule": "Crimes in South Dakota are covered. A South Dakota resident hurt by a crime outside the state may apply only if that place has no compensation law covering the injury (or, per ARSD 67:55:01:09, the person applied there and was found ineligible)."
   },
   "summary": "South Dakota residents hurt by a crime in another state have the same rights as if it happened in South Dakota, but only if that state has no compensation law that covers the injury.",
   "quote": "If a resident of South Dakota is a victim of a crime as defined in § 23A-28B-1 , but the crime occurred outside the boundaries of this state, the resident has the same rights under the provisions of this chapter as if the crime had occurred within this state upon a showing that the state, territory, country, or political subdivision of a country in which the crime occurred does not have a crime victims' compensation law which covers the injury or death suffered by the resident.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-2",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=If%20a%20resident%20of%20South,death%20suffered%20by%20the%20resident."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-SUBMIT-1",
   "category": "submission",
   "params": {
    "method": "mail",
    "target": "Department of Public Safety Crime Victims' Compensation Program 118 West Capitol Avenue Pierre SD 57501"
   },
   "summary": "Mail the completed paper application to the Department of Public Safety, Crime Victims' Compensation Program, 118 West Capitol Avenue, Pierre SD 57501.",
   "quote": "Please return completed application to:\nDepartment of Public Safety\nCrime Victims’ Compensation Program\n118 West Capitol Avenue\nPierre SD 57501",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), page 9, return box"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-SUBMIT-2",
   "category": "submission",
   "params": {
    "method": "email",
    "target": "VictimsServices@state.sd.us"
   },
   "summary": "The application can be emailed as a digital copy to VictimsServices@state.sd.us; the program's apply page says to mail the form or email a digital copy.",
   "quote": "Email address: VictimsServices@state.sd.us",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), page 2, program contact block"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-SUBMIT-3",
   "category": "submission",
   "params": {
    "method": "online",
    "target": "https://mavis.intelligrants.com/module/sddss/login.aspx?APPTHEME=SDDSS",
    "note": "The word MAVIS in the quote links to this URL on the program's apply page."
   },
   "summary": "A survivor can apply online through the state's MAVIS portal instead of filing the paper form.",
   "quote": "You may apply online for Crime Victims' Compensation through MAVIS.",
   "source_id": "SD-S5",
   "pinpoint": "SD DPS Eligibility and Apply page, Apply section",
   "fragment_url": "https://www.sd.gov/dps?id=cs_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0043175#:~:text=You%20may%20apply%20online%20for%20Crime%20Victims%27%20Compensation%20through%20MAVIS."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-1",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "itemized_bill",
    "note": "Copies of all medical bills related to the crime."
   },
   "summary": "Attach copies of all medical bills that apply to the request.",
   "quote": "Attach copies of all bills, receipts, and insurance benefits statements received that apply to this request.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), Section VIII (Medical Bills)"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-2",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "insurance_statement"
   },
   "summary": "Attach copies of insurance benefits statements received for the claimed medical bills.",
   "quote": "Attach copies of all bills, receipts, and insurance benefits statements received that apply to this request.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), Section VIII (Medical Bills)"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-3",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "receipts",
    "note": "Receipts or estimates for other expenses such as transportation, clothing, security, and child care."
   },
   "summary": "Attach receipts or estimates for non-medical expenses claimed in Section IX.",
   "quote": "SECTION IX. Other Expenses or Losses as a result of the Crime\nAttach receipts or estimates.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), Section IX (Other Expenses or Losses)"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-4",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "wage_verification",
    "note": "Self-employed applicants claiming lost wages include their most recent federal income tax return."
   },
   "summary": "A self-employed victim claiming lost wages includes a copy of the most recent federal income tax return.",
   "quote": "Self-employed individuals need to include\na copy of most recent Federal Income Tax Return.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), Section VI (Lost Wages)"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-5",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Physician's disability statement when more than 40 hours of lost work are claimed."
   },
   "summary": "A physician's disability statement is required when more than 40 hours of lost work are requested.",
   "quote": "A physician’s disability statement is required if over 40 hours are requested.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), Section VI (Lost Wages)"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-6",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Letter explaining a late police report (more than 5 days) or a decision not to cooperate."
   },
   "summary": "If the crime was not reported within 5 days or the victim did not cooperate, include a letter explaining why.",
   "quote": "If the crime was not reported within 5 days of the\ndate that it occurred or if the victim did not cooperate, please submit a letter explaining the reason for the delay in\nreporting or decision not to cooperate.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), page 2, Eligibility"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-7",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Letter explaining the delay when filing more than 12 months after the crime."
   },
   "summary": "If filing more than 12 months after the crime, include a letter stating the reason for the delay.",
   "quote": "If you are filing past 12 months, please\nsubmit a letter stating the reason for the delay.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), page 2, Eligibility"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-8",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Signed and dated Declaration and Authorization (page 10)."
   },
   "summary": "Include the signed and dated Declaration and Authorization on page 10 of the application.",
   "quote": "Signed and dated Declaration and Authorization, page 10.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), page 9, Completed applications include"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-9",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Signed, dated, and witnessed Authorization for the Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information (pages 11 to 12)."
   },
   "summary": "Include the health information release on pages 11 to 12, signed, dated, and with a witness signature.",
   "quote": "Signed, dated and witness signature on the Authorization for the Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information,\npage 11-12.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), page 9, Completed applications include"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-10",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "W-9; required only if the final award is over $5,000, but the program recommends filling it out when applying."
   },
   "summary": "A W-9 must be filled out if the final award totals over $5,000, so the program suggests including it with the application.",
   "quote": "The W-9 is not required but must be filled out if the final award totals over $5,000; therefore, it is best practice to fill out the\nW-9 when applying to avoid any unnecessary delays in receiving the final award.",
   "source_id": "SD-S7",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application Instructions, Important Information"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-11",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Guardianship papers if a legal guardian files for the victim."
   },
   "summary": "A legal guardian filing for the victim attaches the guardianship documentation.",
   "quote": "If you have been appointed legal guardian of the victim, please attach documentation.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), Section III (Claimant Information)"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-DOC-12",
   "category": "required_document",
   "params": {
    "document": "other",
    "note": "Copy of the death certificate when the victim died as a result of the crime."
   },
   "summary": "If the victim died as a result of the crime, attach a copy of the death certificate.",
   "quote": "Attach a copy of Certificate of Death.",
   "source_id": "SD-S6",
   "pinpoint": "Primary Application (DPS-VS-694 12/17), Section X (Death as a result of the Crime)"
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-ACP-1",
   "category": "address_confidentiality",
   "params": {
    "program_name": "Secure Active Designation",
    "agency": "South Dakota Secretary of State",
    "covers_sexual_assault": false,
    "enroll": "A person eligible to vote under 12-4-1 may apply to the secretary of state to be listed in the master registration file with a secured active designation."
   },
   "summary": "South Dakota's only address confidentiality program is voter-only: a person with an active protection order or living in a victims' services shelter can ask the Secretary of State to keep their voter record out of public inspection. It does not give a substitute mailing address.",
   "quote": "A voter record with a secured active designation shall be excluded from public inspection or copying, except if requested by a law enforcement agency, if directed by a court order, or if a secured active designation has been cancelled at the request of the secured active designee.",
   "source_id": "SD-S10",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 12-4-9.2, as quoted on the Secretary of State Secure Active Designation page",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/Secure-Active-Designation.aspx#:~:text=A%20voter%20record%20with%20a,of%20the%20secured%20active%20designee."
  },
  {
   "id": "SD-RECORDS-1",
   "category": "record_confidentiality",
   "params": {},
   "summary": "Records and reports the compensation department or commission obtains stay confidential if another law or rule already makes them confidential (for example medical or counseling records). The statute does not make the whole claim file confidential.",
   "quote": "Any record or report obtained by the department or commission, the confidentiality of which is protected by any law or administrative rule, shall remain confidential.",
   "source_id": "SD-S1",
   "pinpoint": "SDCL 23A-28B-36",
   "fragment_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B#:~:text=Any%20record%20or%20report%20obtained,administrative%20rule%2C%20shall%20remain%20confidential."
  }
 ],
 "coverage": {
  "found": [
   "exam_payment",
   "exam_no_bill",
   "total_cap",
   "expense_cap",
   "covered_expense",
   "excluded_expense",
   "filing_deadline",
   "reporting_requirement",
   "collateral_source",
   "conduct_reduction",
   "emergency_award",
   "eligible_crime",
   "residency",
   "submission",
   "required_document",
   "address_confidentiality",
   "record_confidentiality"
  ],
  "not_found": [
   "minimum_loss",
   "relocation",
   "temporary_housing",
   "expense_cap for counseling (time limit only, no dollar cap found)",
   "expense_cap for lost_wages (formula only, no dollar cap)",
   "reporting alternatives for sexual assault survivors",
   "processing_time",
   "address confidentiality program with a substitute mailing address (only the voter-record Secure Active Designation exists)"
  ],
  "notes": "No minimum loss amount was found in SDCL 23A-28B or ARSD 67:55. No relocation or housing benefit was found; lodging is covered only as part of travel for treatment, court, police meetings, or funeral (ARSD 67:55:04:05(9)). Counseling has a time limit in ARSD 67:55:04:03 but no dollar cap was found. No statutory alternative to a police report for sexual assault was found; the 5-day reporting rule in SDCL 23A-28B-25(1) applies, and the application asks for a letter explaining a late report. The exam statute (SDCL 22-22-26.2) does not say whether a survivor's health insurance may be billed for the exam. The dollar limits in ARSD chapter 67:55:04 (security $500, funeral $8,000, homicide scene cleanup $1,500) can be exceeded with commission approval under ARSD 67:55:04:20, but never above the $15,000 statutory cap. No stated processing time for an initial decision was found in the apply page, application, instructions, SDCL 23A-28B, or ARSD 67:55; the only timing found is the 15 business days to send notice of the commission's final decision after an appeal hearing (ARSD 67:55:02:11), which is not an application processing time. No fax number for filing was found (the fax on the application belongs to the DPS civil rights notice). South Dakota has no substitute-address confidentiality program like Safe at Home; the Minnesota Secretary of State's national list also shows South Dakota as having no program. The only option found is the Secretary of State's Secure Active Designation under SDCL 12-4-9.2, which hides the voter registration record only. Eligibility depends on an active protection order (chapter 25-10 or 22-19A) or living in a victims' services shelter, not on the type of crime; the SOS page names rape among the circumstances it is designed for, but no quote says sexual assault survivors are eligible as such, so covers_sexual_assault is false. Forms go to the Office of the Secretary of State, Elections Division, 500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 204, Pierre, SD 57501. SDCL 23A-28B-36 only keeps records confidential when another law or rule already protects them; it is not a blanket confidentiality rule for claims. SDCL 23A-28B-37 says hearings on an application are open to the public and the hearing record is a public record unless the commission closes the hearing, for example because a public hearing would cause trauma for the victim."
 },
 "confidence": "high",
 "researcher_notes": "Statute text from sdlegislature.gov (codified chapter 23A-28B, and 22-22-26 / 22-22-26.2 as amended by SL 2026, ch 105). Administrative rules are ARSD article 67:55 (still filed under the Department of Social Services title, but the program is now run by the Department of Public Safety); several sections were amended effective September 8, 2026. In the saved text of ARSD 67:55:04:03 the general counseling time window renders as '2 4 months'. The raw HTML of the single-rule page (SD-S9) shows the digits '2' and '4' in adjacent spans with no space, so it reads as 24 months after the crime, but the text check cannot confirm it, so SD-COUNS-1 omits the number. SD-COUNS-2 covers the separate, cleanly stated 24-months-from-application rule for juvenile victims. The primary application PDF is form DPS-VS-694 dated 12/17 and lists an older web address (dps.sd.gov); the program pages now live on sd.gov. The application says lost wages are paid at the federal minimum wage. SDCL 23A-28B-20 sets the monthly minimum wage from the federal hourly minimum wage times 173.2 hours, and pays the lesser of that or the victim's average monthly earnings for the prior six months, so the application is a simplification; the statute controls. ARSD 67:55:01:06 states payment is not allowed for substantial contributory conduct without the sex-offense exception, but SDCL 23A-28B-25(2)(a) exempts sex offense victims and the statute controls. The program page also says it can pay victims of state, tribal, or federal crimes. Awards are payable only to the extent the fund has money (SDCL 23A-28B-10). Reviewer: per-expense dollar limits in ARSD 67:55:04 are not hard caps; the commission may deviate from them (ARSD 67:55:04:20), except for the emergency award and the $15,000 statutory cap. ARSD 67:55:04:13 (2004) requires rape exam bills to go to health insurance before the program pays; it predates the 2018 and 2026 county-pay statute changes and does not say the county may bill the survivor's insurance, so exam_no_bill stays 'unspecified'. Filing info: the saved application PDF (SD-S6, DPS-VS-694 12/17) is the one the current apply page links as the 'Crime Victims' Compensation Application form'; it has no AcroForm fields (pypdf counts 0), so it is a print-and-fill form. The apply page says applicants can mail the form, email a digital copy (its link is mailto:victimsservices@state.sd.us), or apply online through MAVIS; the MAVIS URL comes from the link on the page, not the visible text. The application lists bills, receipts, insurance statements, the signed Declaration and Authorization, the witnessed health information release, and a W-9 as parts of a complete application; the instructions say the W-9 is needed only for final awards over $5,000. The application does not ask for a copy of the police report or a photo ID; the program contacts law enforcement and providers itself. South Dakota has no substitute-address confidentiality program like Safe at Home; the Minnesota Secretary of State's national list also shows South Dakota as having no program. The only option found is the Secretary of State's Secure Active Designation under SDCL 12-4-9.2, which hides the voter registration record only. Eligibility depends on an active protection order (chapter 25-10 or 22-19A) or living in a victims' services shelter, not on the type of crime; the SOS page names rape among the circumstances it is designed for, but no quote says sexual assault survivors are eligible as such, so covers_sexual_assault is false. Forms go to the Office of the Secretary of State, Elections Division, 500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 204, Pierre, SD 57501. SDCL 23A-28B-36 only keeps records confidential when another law or rule already protects them; it is not a blanket confidentiality rule for claims. SDCL 23A-28B-37 says hearings on an application are open to the public and the hearing record is a public record unless the commission closes the hearing, for example because a public hearing would cause trauma for the victim."
}