Sec. 10.
An award shall not be made unless the investigation of the claim verifies the following facts:
(a) A crime was committed.
(b) The crime directly resulted in personal physical injury to, or death of, the victim.
(c) Police records show that the crime was reported promptly to the proper authorities. An award shall not be made if the police records show that the report was made more than 48 hours after the occurrence of the crime unless any of the following circumstances apply:
(i) The crime was criminal sexual conduct committed against a victim who was less than 18 years of age at the time of the occurrence and the crime was reported before the victim attained 19 years of age.
(ii) The commission, for good cause shown, finds the delay was justified.
(iii) The commission is making a payment under section 5a.
(d) That the crime did not occur while the victim was confined in a federal, state, or local correctional facility.
History: 1976, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Nov. 15, 1985 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 367, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 519, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1997 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2008
Last modified: October 10, 2016