Social Security 7. The staff at Crime Victims' Compensation will work with victims and claimants to make sure all available resources, including the fund, work in the best interests of the victims. If, as part of a criminal sentence, the court orders the offender to make restitution to the victim for an expense Crime Victims' Compensation has already paid, the victim may be required to reimburse the Fund. If the victim or claimant recovers money as a settlement in a civil suit against the offender or a third party, the victim or claimant may have to reimburse the Fund for expenses already paid by the Fund. How To Apply Every law enforcement agency in Texas is required to provide victims of crime with information about the Crime Victims' Compensation program and an application.
Applications are also available from the prosecutor's offices.
Their victim assistance coordinators are required to provide assistance to victims who ask for help filling out the form. Hospitals and medical centers may also have the application. This process involves verifying all the information presented in the application. Witnesses to the crime, law enforcement officers and prosecutors involved in investigating and prosecuting the crime, physicians, counselors, hospitals, and employers may be contacted for additional information. A decision about whether the victim or claimant is eligible is usually made within 45 days .