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If you're Jane Doe in Indiana
What Indiana's crime victim compensation law says, in plain words. Each line links to the exact sentence it comes from.
Indiana Violent Crime Victim Compensation Program, run by Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Victim Services Division (Victim Compensation Division).
Show the law for this line: ICJI Victim Compensation Division (program page)
ICJI Victim Compensation Division (program page)IN-S1
The program's own page, saved by Tend.
- $15,000the most you can ask for in totalIC 5-2-6.1-35(a)
- 180 daysto apply, from the date it happenedIC 5-2-6.1-16(b)
- Exam can countin place of a police reportIC 5-2-6.1-17(d)
- $0what a forensic exam should cost youIC 16-21-8-6(f)
What the program can pay for
The most the program can pay for all costs together is $15,000.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-35(a)
IC 5-2-6.1-35(a)IN-CAP-1
An award may not exceed $15,000 and does not cover the first $100 of the claim.
(a) An award to a claimant under this chapter: (1) may not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and (2) may not cover the first one hundred dollars ($100) of the claim.
Medical care
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(1)and 1 more
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(1)IN-COV-1
Necessary medical, hospital, dental, optometric, chiropractic and ambulance services, prescription drugs, and prosthetic devices are covered if incurred within 180 days of the crime.
the division may order the payment of compensation under this chapter for any of the following reasonable, documented expenses incurred within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the violent crime: (1) Necessary: (A) medical, chiropractic, hospital, dental, optometric, and ambulance services; (B) prescription drugs; and (C) prosthetic devices;
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(h)IN-COV-2
The director may extend the 180-day expense window up to 2 years after the crime when the victim asks and medical records support it.
The director may extend the one hundred eighty (180) day compensation period established by subsection (d) for a period not to exceed two (2) years after the date of the violent crime if: (1) the victim or the victim's representative requests the extension; and (2) medical records and other documentation provided by the attending medical providers indicate that an extension is appropriate.
Counseling
- Outpatient mental health counseling related to the crime is covered up to $3,000.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(i)and 1 more
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(i)IN-COV-8
Outpatient mental health counseling is covered, and the director may extend its 180-day expense window where justice requires, up to 2 years.
The director may extend the one hundred eighty (180) day compensation period established by subsection (d) for outpatient mental health counseling, established by subsection (d)(7) where justice requires, but for a period not to exceed two (2) years.
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(7)IN-CAP-2
(7) Outpatient mental health counseling, not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), concerning mental health issues related to the violent crime.
Prescriptions
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(1)(B)
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(1)(B)IN-COV-7
Prescription drugs are covered as part of necessary medical expenses.
(B) prescription drugs; and (C) prosthetic devices;
Lost pay
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(2)
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(2)IN-COV-3
Lost income is covered if the victim was employed at the time of the crime.
(2) Loss of income: (A) the victim would have earned had the victim not died or been injured, if the victim was employed at the time of the violent crime;
Home security
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(9)
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(9)IN-COV-5
Replacing windows or door locks is covered.
(9) Replacement of windows or door locks.
Temporary housing
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(3)
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(3)IN-COV-4
Emergency shelter care to avoid contact with the offender is covered for up to 30 days of expenses.
(3) Emergency shelter care expenses, not to exceed the expenses for thirty (30) days, that are incurred for the claimant or a dependent of the claimant to avoid contact with a person who committed the violent crime.
Child care
- Child care that replaces care the victim would have provided is covered up to $1,000.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(4)
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(4)IN-CAP-3
(4) Expense incurred for child care, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), to replace child care the victim would have supplied had the victim not died or been injured.
Crime scene cleanup
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(10)
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(10)IN-COV-6
Cleanup of the crime scene is covered.
(10) Cleanup of the scene of a violent crime.
Funeral costs
- Funeral, burial, or cremation expenses are covered up to $5,000.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(6)
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(d)(6)IN-CAP-4
(6) Expenses incurred for funeral, burial, or cremation of the victim that do not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
What it does not pay for
The program does not pay for property damage, other than replacing windows or door locks, or for replacing property or cash, so replacing something like a phone is not covered.
Show the law for this line: ICJI program page, Non-eligible expenses
ICJI program page, Non-eligible expensesIN-EXCL-1
Property damage (other than the replacement of windows or door locks) and replacement of property or cash.
The program lists moving, relocation, and daily living expenses as not reimbursable.
Show the law for this line: ICJI program page, Non-eligible expenses
ICJI program page, Non-eligible expensesIN-EXCL-2
Moving, relocation or daily living expenses.
The program lists rent, utilities, food, travel, and lodging as not reimbursable (ambulance services are covered as medical).
Show the law for this line: ICJI program page, Non-eligible expenses
ICJI program page, Non-eligible expensesIN-EXCL-3
Rent, utilities, food, travel, or lodging.
Pain and suffering is not compensated.
Show the law for this line: ICJI program page, Non-eligible expenses
ICJI program page, Non-eligible expensesIN-EXCL-4
Pain and suffering.
Paid leave must be used first, and the program will not reimburse time covered by paid vacation, sick, or personal leave.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-32(e)
IC 5-2-6.1-32(e)IN-EXCL-5
The division may not reimburse the claimant for the use of paid or otherwise compensated vacation leave, sick leave, personal leave, or other compensatory time.
The forensic exam
You should not get a bill for a sexual assault forensic exam.
Show the law for this line: IC 16-21-8-6(f)and 2 more
IC 16-21-8-6(f)IN-EXAM-1
A provider that gives a forensic medical exam under Indiana's sex crime victim law may not charge the victim, even if the state is slow to reimburse.
A provider may not charge the victim for services required under this chapter despite delays in reimbursement from the division.
IC 5-2-6.1-39(d)IN-EXAM-2
A licensed medical provider other than a hospital that chooses to do a forensic exam must also do it free and may not charge the victim.
A medical service provider may not charge the victim for a forensic medical exam required under this chapter even if there is a delay in receiving reimbursement from the division.
IC 16-21-8-6(a)IN-EXAM-4
A provider that gives a forensic medical exam and additional forensic services to a sex crime victim must provide them without charge.
When a provider provides forensic medical exams and additional forensic services under this chapter to a victim, the provider shall furnish the services without charge.
The state's Victim Services Division pays for the forensic medical exam. Payment for additional forensic services beyond the exam has extra conditions in the same section.
Show the law for this line: IC 16-21-8-5(a)
IC 16-21-8-5(a)IN-EXAM-3
The division shall award compensation or reimbursement under this chapter for forensic medical exams.
Police report
The program asks for a police report. The rules below say when other records can count instead, like a forensic exam.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-17(a)and 2 more
IC 5-2-6.1-17(a)IN-REPORT-1
Except for child sex crime victims, the crime must be reported to law enforcement within 72 hours.
(a) Except for an alleged victim of a child sex crime, the division may not award compensation under this chapter unless the violent crime was reported to a law enforcement officer not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the occurrence of the crime.
IC 5-2-6.1-17(d)IN-REPORT-2
The division may accept proof that evidence was collected in a forensic exam in place of the police report and cooperation requirements.
(d) The division may accept proof that evidence was collected through a forensic exam described in IC 16-21-8 as compliance with subsection (a) and as cooperation with law enforcement, as required by sections 18 and 19 of this chapter.
IC 5-2-6.1-20IN-REPORT-3
The division may waive the reporting and cooperation requirements if it finds a compelling reason and justice requires.
the division finds a compelling reason for failure to report to or cooperate with law enforcement officials; and (2) justice requires; the division may suspend the requirements of section 17, 18, or 19 of this chapter.
Except for child sex crime victims, the crime must be reported to law enforcement within 72 hours.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-17(a)
IC 5-2-6.1-17(a)IN-REPORT-1
(a) Except for an alleged victim of a child sex crime, the division may not award compensation under this chapter unless the violent crime was reported to a law enforcement officer not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the occurrence of the crime.
The division may accept proof that evidence was collected in a forensic exam in place of the police report and cooperation requirements.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-17(d)
IC 5-2-6.1-17(d)IN-REPORT-2
(d) The division may accept proof that evidence was collected through a forensic exam described in IC 16-21-8 as compliance with subsection (a) and as cooperation with law enforcement, as required by sections 18 and 19 of this chapter.
The division may waive the reporting and cooperation requirements if it finds a compelling reason and justice requires.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-20
IC 5-2-6.1-20IN-REPORT-3
the division finds a compelling reason for failure to report to or cooperate with law enforcement officials; and (2) justice requires; the division may suspend the requirements of section 17, 18, or 19 of this chapter.
A hospital must give the forensic exam and additional forensic services whether or not the victim reports to or cooperates with police.
Show the law for this line: IC 16-21-8-1(a)
IC 16-21-8-1(a)IN-REPORT-4
The provision of services may not be dependent on a victim's reporting to, or cooperating with, law enforcement.
Deadline to apply
Apply within 180 days of the date it happened.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-16(b)
IC 5-2-6.1-16(b)IN-DEADLINE-1
The application must reach the division within 180 days of the crime; the division may extend this for good cause, but not past 2 years after the crime.
the application must be received by the division not more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date the crime was committed. The division may grant an extension of time for good cause shown by the claimant. However, and except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the division may not accept an application that is received more than two (2) years after the date the crime was committed.
Keeping your name and address private
Indiana's Address Confidentiality Program, run by the Attorney General's Office, is free and lets survivors of sexual assault and other listed crimes keep a confidential address: first-class mail goes to a secure substitute address and is forwarded, and the substitute address is used for state and local government services.
Show the law for this line: Attorney General, Address Confidentiality Program page, opening paragraphs
Attorney General, Address Confidentiality Program page, opening paragraphsIN-ACP-1
The ACP is a free program that allows victims of domestic violence, sexual assault stalking, human trafficking, harassment, intimidation, or invasion of privacy to maintain a confidential address through the Attorney General's Office.
Indiana law makes a compensation claimant's personal information and medical records confidential, along with records from the division's claim investigation that are not publicly available.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-11.5
IC 5-2-6.1-11.5IN-RECORDS-1
The following are confidential: (1) A claimant's: (A) personal information (as defined in IC 9-14-6-6 ); and (B) medical records. (2) Records obtained during an investigation under section 26 of this chapter that are not publicly available.
How to apply
Mail Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W469, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Show the law for this line: Apply for Violent Crime Compensation, File a PDF claim
Apply for Violent Crime Compensation, File a PDF claimIN-SUBMIT-1
Mail the paper application to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W469, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
If applying online isn't an option, PDF applications can be mailed or hand delivered to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute at: Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W469, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
Fax 317-232-7103
Show the law for this line: Apply for Violent Crime Compensation, File a PDF claim
Apply for Violent Crime Compensation, File a PDF claimIN-SUBMIT-3
The paper application can be faxed to 317-232-7103.
They can also be faxed to: 317-232-7103.
In person Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W469, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Show the law for this line: Apply for Violent Crime Compensation, File a PDF claim
Apply for Violent Crime Compensation, File a PDF claimIN-SUBMIT-2
The paper application can also be hand delivered to the same office in the Indiana Government Center South.
If applying online isn't an option, PDF applications can be mailed or hand delivered to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute at: Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W469, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
Phone 1-800-353-1484
Show the law for this line: ICJI Victim Compensation Division (program page)
ICJI Victim Compensation Division (program page)IN-S1
The program's own page, saved by Tend.
If you need money soon
An emergency award of up to $500 may be made before the final decision if there is severe financial hardship.
Show the law for this line: 203 IAC 1-1-9(k)
203 IAC 1-1-9(k)IN-EMERG-1
An emergency award of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) may be made by the director or his or her designee prior to the determination of final award if it is determined by the director that a severe financial hardship exists.
Good to know before you apply
Indiana residents can apply for crimes in Indiana, or in another place that has no similar program; nonresidents can apply for crimes committed in Indiana.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-12(a)(1), (2)
IC 5-2-6.1-12(a)(1), (2)IN-RES-1
(1) A resident of Indiana who is a victim of a violent crime committed: (A) in Indiana; or (B) in a jurisdiction other than Indiana, including a foreign country, if the jurisdiction in which the violent crime occurs does not offer assistance to a victim of a violent crime that is substantially similar to the assistance offered under this chapter. (2) A nonresident of Indiana who is a victim of a violent crime committed in Indiana.
The program pays last: awards are reduced or denied to the extent the loss is recovered from insurance or other collateral sources.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-32(a)
IC 5-2-6.1-32(a)IN-COLL-1
Compensation must be further reduced or denied to the extent that the claimant's loss is recouped from other collateral sources.
A claimant must have more than $100 in out-of-pocket expenses or more than $100 in lost income; this does not apply to forensic exam reimbursement.
Show the law for this line: IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(b), (c)
IC 5-2-6.1-21.1(b), (c)IN-MIN-1
(b) This section does not apply to reimbursement for forensic and evidence gathering services provided under section 39 of this chapter. (c) An award may not be made unless the claimant has incurred an out-of-pocket expense that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) or has incurred loss of income that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100).
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