General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 258C Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 258C, Section 1
  As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:--[ Definition of "Catastrophic injury'' inserted preceding...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Eligibility for compensation - Chapter 258C, Section 2
  (a) No compensation shall be paid under this chapter unless the division finds that a crime was committed and that such crime directly resulted in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Maximum award; compensable expenses - Chapter 258C, Section 3
  [ Subsection (a) effective until July 1, 2013. For text effective July 1, 2013, see below.](a) The maximum award for compensation to a claimant under...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Division of victim compensation and assistance; program director; powers and duties - Chapter 258C, Section 4
  (a) The division of victim compensation and assistance shall administer the provisions of this chapter. Subject to appropriation, the attorney general shall designate a program...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Filing and proof of claims; civil investigative demands - Chapter 258C, Section 5
  (a)(1) A claim for compensation under this chapter shall be filed within three years of the date of the crime. (2) The claimant has the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Notification by claimant of change in address - Chapter 258C, Section 6
  The claimant shall have a continuing obligation to notify the division of a change in address. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Notice to claimant; payment of compensation - Chapter 258C, Section 7
  (a) Within fifteen days of completion of the investigation, the program director shall mail notice to the claimant or the attorney of record stating the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Request for reconsideration of award or denial - Chapter 258C, Section 8
  (a) Within 20 days of the date of mailing of the notice of award or denial, a claimant aggrieved by the program director’s decision may...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Judicial review - Chapter 258C, Section 9
  (a) Within thirty days of the date of mailing of the notice of award or denial by the program director, the claimant may petition for...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Amounts received by claimant from other sources; offset - Chapter 258C, Section 10
  No compensation shall be awarded or paid unless the out-of-pocket expenses or legal liability of the claimant for services rendered as the result of the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Subrogation - Chapter 258C, Section 11
  Acceptance of any compensation under this chapter shall subrogate the commonwealth, to the extent of such compensation paid, to any right or right of action...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Misrepresentations or concealment; fines and damages - Chapter 258C, Section 12
  Any person who: (a) submits a false or fraudulent application or claim for an award; (b) intentionally makes or causes to be made any false...
• Massachusetts General Laws - “Good Samaritans”; liability - Chapter 258C, Section 13
  No person who, in good faith, provides or obtains, or attempts to provide or obtain, assistance for a victim of a crime as defined in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Debt collection activities by health care provider prohibited until award made or claim denied - Chapter 258C, Section 14
  [ Text of section added by 2013, 38, Sec. 139 effective July 1, 2013. See 2013, 38, Sec. 219.]When a person files a claim pursuant...

Last modified: September 11, 2015