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WY Stat § 1-40-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-104 - Division Powers and Duties.

1-40-104. Division powers and duties.| (a) The division shall:  (i) Hear and determine all matters relating to claims for compensation;  (ii) Publish annually a report showing its fiscal transactions for the preceding year, the amount of its accumulated cash and securities and a balance sheet showing its financial condition by means of an actuarial evaluation of commission assets and liabilities;  (iii) Keep a true and accurate record of all its proceedings, which record is open to public inspection at all reasonable hours;  (iv) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this act pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;  (v) Perform any other functions necessary to carry out the purpose of this act;  (vi) Hearings and final decisions on victim's compensations awards conducted by the division shall be exempt from the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, including the provisions for judicial review under W.S. 16-3-114 and 16-3-115.  (b) In addition to any other powers specified by law, the division is empowered to:  (i) Request access to any reports of investigations, medical records or other data necessary to assist the division in making a determination of eligibility for compensation under this act. Upon authorization of the attorney general, law enforcement officials, state agencies and local government units shall provide assistance or information requested by the division;  (ii) Publicize the availability of compensation and information regarding the filing of claims;  (iii) Investigate claims;  (iv) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 81, § 3.  (v) Subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, require the production of records and other evidence, administer oaths or affirmations, conduct hearings and receive relevant evidence;  (vi) Apply for and accept and administer monies from the federal government, its agencies and all other sources, public and private, for carrying out any of its functions;  (vii) Collect, develop, analyze and maintain statistical information, records and reports as the division determines relevant or necessary to carry out its powers and duties pursuant to this act;  (viii) After exhausting all alternatives available in paragraphs (i), (iii), (v) and (vi) of this subsection, direct and pay for medical examinations of victims as the division determines necessary to verify claims of economic loss due to injury;  (ix) Collect all monies authorized by this act to be collected by the division; and  (x) Pay all compensation or other benefits that are determined to be due under this act and under division rules and regulations.  (c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 81, § 3.
WY Stat § 1-40-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-106 - Eligibility for Compensation.

1-40-106. Eligibility for compensation.| (a) The victim or his dependent is entitled to compensation under this act if:  (i) The victim suffered personal injury as a result of a criminal act;  (ii) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 233, § 2.  (iii) The injury to or death of the victim was not attributable to his own wrongful act;  (iv) The appropriate law enforcement authorities were notified of the criminal act allegedly causing the injury to or death of the victim as soon as practical under the circumstance after perpetration of the offense and the claimant cooperates with appropriate law enforcement authorities with respect to the crime for which compensation is sought;  (v) The application for compensation is filed with the division within one (1) year after the date of the injury to or death of the victim, or within any extension of time the division allows for good cause shown; and  (vi) The owner of real estate has paid all claims for reimbursement pursuant to W.S. 35-9-158(a)(ii).  (b) No victim or dependent shall be denied compensation solely because:  (i) He is a relative of the offender or was living with the offender as a family or household member at the time of the injury or death. However, the division may award compensation to a victim or dependent who is a relative, family or household member of the offender only if the division can reasonably determine the offender will receive no economic benefit or unjust enrichment from the compensation;  (ii) He is not a resident of the state.  (c) Any person who perpetrates any criminal act on the person of another or who is convicted of a felony after applying to the division for compensation is not eligible or entitled to receive compensation under this act.
WY Stat § 1-40-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-107 - Application for Compensation; Required Information.

1-40-107. Application for compensation; required information.| (a) The application for compensation shall be on a form furnished by the division, setting forth:  (i) The victim's name and address;  (ii) If the victim is deceased, the claimant's name and address and his relationship to the victim, the names and addresses of the victim's dependents and the extent to which each is dependent;  (iii) The date and nature of the criminal act on which claim for compensation is based;  (iv) The date and place where and the law enforcement officials to whom notification of the criminal act was given;  (v) The nature and extent of the injuries the victim sustained and the names and addresses of those giving medical and hospitalization treatment to the victim;  (vi) The economic loss to the applicant and to all other persons as specified under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section resulting from the injury or death;  (vii) The amount and source of benefits, payments or awards, if any, payable to the applicant and dependents;  (viii) Releases authorizing the surrender to the division of all reports, medical records and other information relating to the claim and crime; and  (ix) Any other information the division reasonably requires.  (b) The division may require that materials substantiating the facts stated in the application be submitted with the application. If the division finds that an application does not contain the required information or that the facts stated therein have not been substantiated, it shall notify the applicant in writing of the specific additional items or information or materials required and that the applicant has thirty (30) days from the date of the notice in which to furnish those items to the division. The division shall reject the application of an applicant who although notified fails to file the requested information or substantiating materials within the time specified unless he requests, and the division grants, an extension of time in which to furnish that information.  (c) An applicant may file an amended application or additional substantiating materials to correct inadvertent errors or omissions at any time before the division disposes of the original application. In either case, the filing of additional information or of an amended application shall be considered to have been filed at the same time as the original application.  (d) Information contained in the claim files and records of victims, which are subject to any privilege of confidentiality under Wyoming law, shall remain confidential and shall not be open to public inspection. The information shall be immune from legal process and shall not, without the consent of the person furnishing the information, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in any action, suit or other judicial, legislative or administrative proceeding.
WY Stat § 1-40-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-108 - Hearing; Findings; Order.

1-40-108. Hearing; findings; order.| (a) Hearings shall be held on the application and are open to the public unless the division determines that a closed hearing is necessary because:  (i) The alleged assailant or offender has not been brought to trial and a public hearing would adversely affect either his apprehension or his trial;  (ii) The victim or alleged assailant is a minor;  (iii) An open hearing would cause trauma for the victim;  (iv) A public hearing would frustrate rather than further the interest of justice.  (b) A record shall be kept of the proceedings of hearings held before the division and shall include the division's findings of fact and conclusions of the amount of compensation, if any, to which the applicant and persons dependent on a deceased victim are entitled. No part of the record of any hearing before the division may be used for any purpose in a criminal proceeding except in the prosecution of a person alleged to have perjured himself in his testimony before the division.  (c) At the conclusion of the hearing, the division shall enter an order stating:  (i) Its findings of fact;  (ii) Its decision as to whether or not compensation is due under this act and the amount of compensation due, if any;  (iii) Whether disbursement of the compensation awarded is to be made in a lump sum or in periodic payments; and  (iv) The person or persons to whom the compensation should be paid.  (d) If the division finds, in the case of an application made by a person dependent for his support on a deceased victim, that persons other than the applicant were also dependent on that victim for their support, it shall also:  (i) Name those persons in its order;  (ii) State the percentage share of the total compensation award and the dollar amount to which each is entitled; and  (iii) Order that those amounts be paid to those persons directly or, in the case of a minor or incompetent, to his guardian or conservator, as the case may be.  (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the division may promulgate rules providing for an expedited claims process for applications in which eligibility is clear and all information has been verified.
WY Stat § 1-40-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-109 - Standards for Compensation.

1-40-109. Standards for compensation.| (a) For the purpose of determining the amount of compensation payable pursuant to this act, the division, insofar as practicable, shall formulate standards for uniform application of this act and shall take into consideration rates and amounts of compensation payable for injuries and death under other laws of this state and of the United States and the availability of funds under this act.  (b) Loss of earnings and loss of future earnings shall be determined on the basis of the victim's average monthly earnings for the six (6) months immediately preceding the date of the injury, or the current federal minimum wage, whichever is less.  (c) Loss of support shall be determined on the basis of the victim's or defendant's average monthly earnings for the six (6) months immediately preceding the date of the injury, or the current federal minimum wage, whichever is less.  (d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the maximum individual award of compensation paid to any victim or dependent shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00). Compensation shall only be awarded for economic losses occurring within a twenty-four (24) month period from the date of the injury or discovery of the crime. However, the division may extend the twenty-four (24) month period to allow compensation for mental health counseling and care occurring within an additional twelve (12) month period for a total of thirty-six (36) months.  (e) In addition to the maximum award authorized in subsection (d) of this section, in the case of catastrophic injury the division may award an additional amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to the victim to cover future lost wages, special medical needs and any other special assistance needed as a result of the injury. The additional award may be made only for economic losses occurring within twenty-four (24) months after the date of the injury or discovery of the crime.
WY Stat § 1-40-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-110 - Compensation Award.

1-40-110. Compensation award.| (a) If a person is injured or killed by a criminal act, the division may order the payment of compensation in accordance with this act for:  (i) Expenses actually and reasonably incurred as a result of the personal injury or death of the victim, by the victim, his dependent, or any person responsible for the victim's maintenance;  (ii) Loss of earning power as a result of the victim's total or partial incapacity;  (iii) Economic loss to the deceased victim's dependents; and  (iv) Any other loss resulting from the personal injury or death of the victim which the division determines to be reasonable.  (b) In determining whether to award compensation under this act, the division shall consider:  (i) All circumstances surrounding the victim's conduct determined to be relevant which directly contributed to the victim's injury or death;  (ii) Need for financial aid; and  (iii) Any other relevant matters.  (c) The division shall not consider whether the alleged assailant has been apprehended, prosecuted or convicted, nor the result of any criminal proceedings against him.  (d) The crime victims compensation account is not a state health program and is not intended to be used as a primary payor to other health care assistance programs, but is a public, quasi-charitable fund whose fundamental purpose is to assist victims of violent crimes through a period of financial hardship as a payor of last resort. Payment made in accordance with this section shall be considered payment of last resort that follows all other sources and is provided subsequent to all other benefits. Accordingly, in determining the amount of compensation to be allowed by order, the division shall consider amounts received or receivable from any other source or sources by the victim or his dependents as a result of the incident or offense giving rise to the application. The division shall not deny compensation solely because the applicant is entitled to income from a collateral source.
WY Stat § 1-40-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-111 - Emergency Awards; Limitation.

1-40-111. Emergency awards; limitation.| (a) The division may grant an emergency award prior to the holding of a hearing, if upon application of a person eligible for compensation, the division determines undue hardship will result to the applicant if immediate payment is not made.  (b) The amount of the emergency award shall be dependent on the applicant's immediate and verifiable needs as a result of loss of income or support, for emergency medical treatment, or for funeral and burial expenses. The amount of an emergency award to an applicant shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).  (c) Any emergency award granted under this section shall be deducted from the final compensation award made to the applicant. The excess of the amount of any emergency award over the amount of the final award, or the full amount of the emergency award if no final award is made shall be repaid to the division by the applicant.
WY Stat § 1-40-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-112 - Recovery From Offender; Restitution.

1-40-112. Recovery from offender; restitution.| (a) If an order for the payment of compensation for personal injury or death is made under this act, the state, upon payment of the amount of the order, shall be subrogated to any right of action the victim or dependent of the victim has against the person or persons responsible for the injury or death, and the state may bring an action against the responsible person for the amount of the damages the applicant sustained.  (b) The applicant or other recipient shall give written notice to the division of the making of a claim or demand or the filing of a suit for the damages specified in subsection (a) of this section.  (c) Restitution by an offender under W.S. 7-9-101 through 7-9-115 shall:  (i) To the extent compensation is paid under this act, be paid to the division, deposited in the account and be set off against a judgment in favor of the state in a civil action arising out of the same facts or event;  (ii) Reduce by like amount any compensation subsequently paid under this act arising out of the same facts or event.  (d) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 152, § 2.  (e) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 152, § 2.  (f) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 152, § 2.  (g) Any payment of benefits to, or on behalf of, a victim or other claimant under this act creates a debt due and owing to the state by any person found, in a criminal court proceeding in which he is a party, to have committed the criminal act. Payment of the debt shall be a condition of probation or parole:  (i) In making payment of the debt a condition of probation or parole, the court or state board of parole shall set the schedule or amounts of payments, subject to modification based on change of circumstances;  (ii) If the court or board does not order payment of the debt, or orders only partial payment, it shall state on the record the reasons therefor.
WY Stat § 1-40-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-113 - Waivers and Releases Void; Exemption From Creditors' Claims.

1-40-113. Waivers and releases void; exemption from creditors' claims.| Any agreement by an individual to waive, release or commute his rights under this act is void. Compensation due under this act may not be assigned, pledged, encumbered, released or commuted. Compensation under this act is exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, except that compensation for an allowable expense is not exempt from a claim of a creditor to the extent that creditor provided products, services or accommodations, the costs of which are included in the compensation award.
WY Stat § 1-40-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-114 - Crime Victims' Compensation Account.

1-40-114. Crime victims' compensation account.| (a) There is established an account to be known as the crime victims' compensation account. The account is under the administration and control of the division for purposes of providing compensation or other benefits to crime victims and for purposes of implementing this act. The account shall consist of all monies the division receives or collects from any source and all monies shall be paid to the state treasurer for deposit in the account. The division may accept, and shall deposit to the account, any gifts, contributions, donations, grants or federal funds specifically given to the division for the benefit of victims of crime.  (b) The monies within the account may be withdrawn therefrom by vouchers signed by the director of the division or his designee. The division shall keep detailed permanent records of all monies credited to the account and all expenditures and disbursements from the account.
WY Stat § 1-40-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-115 - Informing Victims of Program and Application Procedure.

1-40-115. Informing victims of program and application procedure.| Each law enforcement and prosecuting agency, and any victim witness program or family violence advocate funded in whole or in part with state or federal funds, shall exercise reasonable care to insure that victims of crimes are informed of the existence of the state program of compensation for death or injuries sustained by victims of crime and the procedure for applying for compensation under this act.
WY Stat § 1-40-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-116 - Fees Not Chargeable.

1-40-116. Fees not chargeable.| No fee shall be charged to the applicant in any proceeding under this act except as provided by this act. If the applicant is represented by counsel in making application under this act or in any further proceedings provided for in this chapter, the counsel shall not receive payment for his services except an amount as the division determines to be reasonable.
WY Stat § 1-40-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 40 - Crime Victims Compensation|Article 1 - In General|Section 1-40-117 - Falsifying, Destroying or Concealment of Division Records; Furnishing False Information or Failing to Disclose; Other Violations.

1-40-117. Falsifying, destroying or concealment of division records; furnishing false information or failing to disclose; other violations.| (a) Any agent or employee of the division who knowingly makes a false entry or falsely alters any division record, or who intentionally destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes or otherwise impairs the verity or availability of any division record with the knowledge of a lack of authority to do so, or who possesses a division record and refuses to deliver up that record upon proper request of a person lawfully entitled to receive it is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (b) Any violation of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided is a misdemeanor.