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FL Stat § 960.194 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.194 - Emergency Responder Death Benefits.

960.194 Emergency responder death benefits.—(1) For the purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Call for service” means actively performing official duties, including the identification, prevention, or enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws of this state, traveling to the scene of an emergency situation, and performing those functions for which the emergency responder has been trained and certified to perform.(b) “Emergency responder” means a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic.(c) “Emergency medical technician” has the same meaning as provided in s. 401.23.(d) “Firefighter” has the same meaning as provided in s. 633.102.(e) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10.(f) “Paramedic” has the same meaning as provided in s. 401.23.(g) “Surviving family members of an emergency responder” means the surviving spouse, children, parents or guardian, or siblings of a deceased emergency responder.(2) Notwithstanding ss. 960.065(1) and 960.13, the department may award for any one claim up to a maximum of $50,000, to the surviving family members of an emergency responder who, as a result of a crime, is killed answering a call for service in the line of duty.(3) In determining the amount of an award, the department shall determine whether, because of his or her conduct, the emergency responder contributed to his or her death, and the department shall reduce the amount of the award or reject the claim altogether, in accordance with such determination. However, the department may disregard the contribution of the emergency responder to his or her own death when the record shows that such contribution was attributed to efforts by the emergency responder acting as an intervenor as defined in s. 960.03.(4) If there are two or more persons entitled to an award pursuant to this section for the same incident, the award shall be apportioned among the claimants at the discretion and direction of the department.(5) The department may adopt rules that establish award limits below the amount set forth in subsection (2) and establish criteria governing awards pursuant to this section.(6) An award pursuant to this section shall be reduced or denied if the department has previously approved or paid out a claim under s. 960.13 to the same claimant regarding the same incident. An award for victim compensation under s. 960.13 shall be denied if the department has previously approved or paid out an emergency responder death benefits claim under this section.History.—s. 15, ch. 2017-155.
FL Stat § 960.195 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.195 - Awards to Elderly Persons or Disabled Adults for Property Loss.

960.195 Awards to elderly persons or disabled adults for property loss.—(1) Notwithstanding the criteria in s. 960.13, for crime victim compensation awards, the department may award a maximum of $500 on any one claim and a lifetime maximum of $1,000 on all claims to elderly persons or disabled adults who suffer a property loss that causes a substantial diminution in their quality of life when:(a) There is proof that a criminal or delinquent act was committed;(b) The criminal or delinquent act is reported to law enforcement authorities within:1. Seventy-two hours, if such crime or act occurred before October 1, 2019; or2. Five days, if such crime or act occurred on or after October 1, 2019,unless the department, for good cause shown, finds the delay to have been justified;(c) There is proof that the tangible personal property in question belonged to the claimant;(d) The claimant did not contribute to the criminal or delinquent act;(e) There is no other source of reimbursement or indemnification available to the claimant; and(f) The claimant would not be able to replace the tangible personal property in question without incurring a serious financial hardship.(2) The department may deny, reduce, or withdraw any award under subsection (1) upon finding that any claimant or award recipient has not duly cooperated with the state attorney, all law enforcement agencies, and the department.History.—s. 4, ch. 96-315; s. 16, ch. 2015-92; s. 70, ch. 2019-167.
FL Stat § 960.196 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.196 - Relocation Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking.

960.196 Relocation assistance for victims of human trafficking.—(1) Notwithstanding the criteria specified in ss. 960.07(2) and 960.13 for crime victim compensation awards, the department may award a one-time payment of up to $1,500 for any one claim and a lifetime maximum of $3,000 to a victim of human trafficking who needs urgent assistance to escape from an unsafe environment directly related to the human trafficking offense.(2) In order for an award to be granted to a victim for relocation assistance:(a) There must be proof that a human trafficking offense, as described in s. 787.06(3)(b), (d), (f), or (g), was committed.(b)1. For a crime occurring before October 1, 2019, the crime must be reported to the proper authorities and the claim must be filed within 1 year, or 2 years with good cause, after the date of the last human trafficking offense, as described in s. 787.06(3)(b), (d), (f), or (g).2. For a crime occurring on or after October 1, 2019, the crime must be reported to the proper authorities and the claim must be filed within 3 years, or 5 years with good cause, after the date of the last human trafficking offense, as described in s. 787.06(3)(b), (d), (f), or (g).3. In a case that exceeds the reporting and filing requirement due to an active and ongoing investigation, a state attorney, statewide prosecutor, or federal prosecutor may certify in writing a human trafficking victim’s need to relocate from an unsafe environment due to the threat of future violence which is directly related to the human trafficking offense.(c) The victim’s need must be certified by a certified domestic violence or rape crisis center in this state, except as provided in paragraph (b). The center’s certification must assert that the victim is cooperating with the proper authorities and must include documentation that the victim has developed a safety plan.(3) Relocation payments for a human trafficking claim shall be denied if the department has previously approved or paid out a domestic violence or sexual battery relocation claim under s. 960.198 or s. 960.199 to the same victim regarding the same incident.History.—s. 17, ch. 2015-92; s. 71, ch. 2019-167.
FL Stat § 960.197 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.197 - Assistance to Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation and Child Pornography.

960.197 Assistance to victims of online sexual exploitation and child pornography.—(1) Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13 for crime victim compensation awards, the department may award compensation for counseling and other mental health services to treat psychological injury or trauma to:(a) A child younger than 18 years of age who suffers psychiatric or psychological injury as a direct result of online sexual exploitation under any provision of s. 827.071, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0137, or s. 847.0138, and who does not otherwise sustain a personal injury or death; or(b) Any person who, while younger than age 18, was depicted in any image or movie, regardless of length, of child pornography as defined in s. 847.001, who has been identified by a law enforcement agency or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as an identified victim of child pornography, who suffers psychiatric or psychological injury as a direct result of the crime, and who does not otherwise sustain a personal injury or death.(2) Compensation under this section is not contingent upon pursuit of a criminal investigation or prosecution.History.—s. 8, ch. 2008-172.
FL Stat § 960.198 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.198 - Relocation Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence.

960.198 Relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence.—(1) Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13 for crime victim compensation awards, the department may award a one-time payment of up to $1,500 on any one claim and a lifetime maximum of $3,000 to a victim of domestic violence who needs immediate assistance to escape from a domestic violence environment.(2) In order for an award to be granted to a victim for relocation assistance:(a) There must be proof that a domestic violence offense was committed;(b) The domestic violence offense must be reported to the proper authorities;(c) The victim’s need for assistance must be certified by a certified domestic violence center in this state; and(d) The center certification must assert that the victim is cooperating with law enforcement officials, if applicable, and must include documentation that the victim has developed a safety plan.(3) Relocation payments for a domestic violence claim shall be denied if the department has previously approved or paid out a human trafficking or sexual battery relocation claim under s. 960.196 or s. 960.199 to the same victim regarding the same incident.History.—s. 8, ch. 99-373; s. 4, ch. 2012-155; s. 18, ch. 2015-92.
FL Stat § 960.199 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.199 - Relocation Assistance for Victims of Sexual Battery.

960.199 Relocation assistance for victims of sexual battery.—(1) The department may award a one-time payment of up to $1,500 on any one claim and a lifetime maximum of $3,000 to a victim of sexual battery, as defined in s. 794.011, who needs relocation assistance.(2) In order for an award to be granted to a victim for relocation assistance:(a) There must be proof that a sexual battery offense was committed.(b) The sexual battery offense must be reported to the proper authorities.(c) The victim’s need for assistance must be certified by a certified rape crisis center in this state.(d) The center’s certification must assert that the victim is cooperating with law enforcement officials, if applicable, and must include documentation that the victim has developed a safety plan.(e) The act of sexual battery must be committed in the victim’s place of residence or in a location that would lead the victim to reasonably fear for his or her continued safety in the place of residence.(3) Relocation payments for a sexual battery claim under this section shall be denied if the department has previously approved or paid out a human trafficking or domestic violence relocation claim under s. 960.196 or s. 960.198 to the same victim regarding the same incident.History.—s. 5, ch. 2012-155; s. 3, ch. 2014-160; s. 19, ch. 2015-92.
FL Stat § 960.21 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.21 - Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.

960.21 Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.—(1) There is created a special fund, to be known as the “Crimes Compensation Trust Fund,” for the purpose of providing for the payment of all necessary and proper expenses incurred by the operation of the department and the payment of claims. The department shall administer the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.(2) The moneys placed in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of compensating the victims of crime and other claimants under this act, and of moneys recovered on behalf of the department by subrogation or other action, recovered through restitution, received from the Federal Government, received from additional court costs, received from fines, or received from any other public or private source.(3) All administrative costs of this chapter and the service charge provided for in chapter 215 shall be paid out of moneys collected pursuant to this chapter and deposited in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.History.—ss. 1, 7, ch. 77-452; s. 312, ch. 79-400; s. 16, ch. 80-146; s. 27, ch. 83-339; s. 11, ch. 91-23.
FL Stat § 960.22 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.22 - Application for Federal Funds.

960.22 Application for federal funds.—The department is authorized to apply for funds from, and to submit all necessary forms to, any federal agency participating in a cooperative program to compensate victims of crime.History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 17, ch. 80-146; s. 13, ch. 91-23.
FL Stat § 960.23 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.23 - Notice of Provisions of This Chapter.

960.23 Notice of provisions of this chapter.—It shall be the duty of every hospital licensed under the laws of this state to display prominently in the lobby or waiting area of its emergency room posters giving notification of the existence and general provisions of this chapter. The Department of Legal Affairs shall provide posters, application forms, and general information regarding the provisions of this chapter to each hospital licensed to operate in this state and to each law enforcement agency.History.—s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 18, ch. 80-146; s. 14, ch. 91-23.
FL Stat § 960.28 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.28 - Payment for Victims’ Initial Forensic Physical Examinations.

960.28 Payment for victims’ initial forensic physical examinations.—(1) A medical provider who performs an initial forensic physical examination may not bill a victim or the victim’s parent or guardian if the victim is a minor directly or indirectly for that examination.(2) The Crime Victims’ Services Office of the department shall pay for medical expenses connected with an initial forensic physical examination of a victim of sexual battery as defined in chapter 794 or a lewd or lascivious offense as defined in chapter 800. Such payment shall be made regardless of whether the victim is covered by health or disability insurance and whether the victim participates in the criminal justice system or cooperates with law enforcement. The payment shall be made only out of moneys allocated to the Crime Victims’ Services Office for the purposes of this section, and the payment may not exceed $1,000 with respect to any violation. The department shall develop and maintain separate protocols for the initial forensic physical examination of adults and children. Payment under this section is limited to medical expenses connected with the initial forensic physical examination, and payment may be made to a medical provider using an examiner qualified under part I of chapter 464, excluding s. 464.003(15); chapter 458; or chapter 459. Payment made to the medical provider by the department shall be considered by the provider as payment in full for the initial forensic physical examination associated with the collection of evidence. The victim may not be required to pay, directly or indirectly, the cost of an initial forensic physical examination performed in accordance with this section.(3) The department may allow, deny, controvert, or litigate claims made against it under this section.(4) Information received or maintained by the department identifying an alleged victim who seeks payment of medical expenses under this section is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).(5) A defendant or juvenile offender who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for, a violation of chapter 794 or chapter 800 shall be ordered by the court to make restitution to the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund in an amount equal to the compensation paid to the medical provider by the Crime Victims’ Services Office for the cost of the initial forensic physical examination. The order may be enforced by the department in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.History.—s. 1, ch. 82-192; s. 1, ch. 83-17; s. 194, ch. 83-216; s. 6, ch. 85-326; s. 15, ch. 91-23; s. 14, ch. 92-107; s. 24, ch. 92-287; s. 1, ch. 94-94; s. 15, ch. 94-342; ss. 1, 3, ch. 95-185; s. 455, ch. 96-406; s. 9, ch. 99-373; s. 148, ch. 2000-318; s. 7, ch. 2001-209; s. 4, ch. 2007-129; s. 10, ch. 2010-37; s. 4, ch. 2018-106; s. 72, ch. 2019-167; s. 55, ch. 2021-51.
FL Stat § 960.29 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.29 - Legislative Findings and Intent.

960.29 Legislative findings and intent.—The Legislature finds that former approaches to the problem of compensating crime victims through restitution have proven inadequate or have been inconsistently applied in many cases. The Legislature also finds that there is an urgent need to alleviate the increasing financial burdens on the state and its local subdivisions caused by the expenses of incarcerating convicted offenders.(1) To remedy these problems, consistent with the preservation of all citizens’ constitutional rights, the Legislature intends:(a) To provide a legal mechanism, in the form of a civil restitution lien, that will enable crime victims, the state, and other aggrieved parties to recover damages and losses arising out of criminal acts, imposed against the real and personal property owned by the convicted offender who committed an offense that caused the damages and losses.(b) To prevent convicted offenders from increasing their assets after conviction, while their crime victims and the state and local subdivisions remain uncompensated for their damages and losses. To further this legislative purpose, the civil restitution lien shall attach not only to the offender’s current assets but also, should these assets fail to satisfy the lien, to any future assets or “windfall” proceeds which may accrue to the defendant, up to the full amount of the lien.(c) To ensure that the amount of each civil restitution lien equals the amount of the actual damages awarded in the civil action arising from the crime.(d) To impose a long-term civil liability for the costs of incarceration, by means of the civil restitution lien, against a convicted offender, regardless of the offender’s financial status at the time of conviction.(2) The Legislature also finds that crime victims, the state, and its local subdivisions are entitled to rough remedial justice and they may demand compensation for damage and losses.(3) The Legislature declares that:(a) The intent of the statute is rationally related to the goal of fully compensating crime victims, the state, and its local subdivisions for damages and losses incurred as a result of criminal conduct.(b) This civil restitution lien act rests upon the principle of remediation and not punishment, which is meted out by criminal sanctions afforded by law.(4) The Legislature recognizes that, in many individual cases, the liquidated damage amount awarded by the court in a civil action arising from the crime does not fully compensate crime victims for their actual damages and losses. It is the legislative intent that the civil restitution liens authorized in this act assist crime victims to collect the amounts awarded and authorized as actual and liquidated damages and losses a crime victim incurs as a result of a convicted offender’s conduct, and the state and its local subdivisions incur as a result of implementation of a convicted offender’s sentence.History.—s. 2, ch. 94-342; s. 29, ch. 95-184.
FL Stat § 960.291 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 960 - Victim Assistance|960.291 - Definitions.

960.291 Definitions.—When used in this act, the term:(1) “Civil restitution lien” means a lien which exists in favor of crime victims, the state, its local subdivisions, or aggrieved party and which attaches against the real or personal property owned by a convicted offender.(2) “Convicted offender” means a defendant who has a conviction as defined herein entered against the defendant in the courts of this state.(3) “Conviction” means a guilty verdict by a jury or judge, or a guilty or nolo contendere plea by a defendant, regardless of adjudication of guilt.(4) “Crime victim” means the victim of a crime and includes the aggrieved party, the aggrieved party’s estate if the aggrieved party is deceased, and the aggrieved party’s next of kin if the aggrieved party is deceased as a result of the conduct of a convicted offender. For the purposes of this act, the term “crime victim” does not include any person who participated in the criminal conduct or criminal episode resulting in the conviction.(5) “Damages or losses” includes:(a) Damage or loss to any crime victim which is caused by the conduct of a convicted offender. This amount shall be determined by the court, as provided for in s. 960.293.(b) Damage or loss to the state and its local subdivisions which is caused by imposition of a convicted offender’s sentence.1. Such damage or loss to the state and its local subdivisions includes the costs of incarceration and other correctional costs in connection with the implementation of a state court’s sentence. This cost shall be determined by the court, as provided for in s. 960.293.2. Such damage or loss to the state shall not include those costs on conviction for which the defendant may be held liable under chapter 939.(6) “Local subdivisions” means local subdivisions of the State of Florida which maintain correctional facilities, such as counties that maintain county correctional facilities or counties that provide funds directly or indirectly for the maintenance of correctional facilities within the county.(7) “Real or personal property” includes any real or personal property owned by the convicted offender, or that a person possesses on the convicted offender’s behalf, including, but not limited to, any royalties, commissions, proceeds of sale, or any other thing of value accruing to the convicted offender, or a person on the convicted offender’s behalf. The term “real or personal property” specifically includes any financial settlement or court award payable or accruing to a convicted offender or to a person on behalf of the convicted offender. No civil restitution lien created pursuant to the provisions of this act may be foreclosed on real property which is the convicted offender’s homestead under s. 4, Art. X of the State Constitution.(8) “Sentence” means the court-imposed sentence of a convicted offender.History.—s. 3, ch. 94-342; s. 30, ch. 95-184; s. 23, ch. 96-312.