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RI Gen L § 12-25-21.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-21.1 - Emergency fund for victims.

§ 12-25-21.1. Emergency fund for victims.(a) The office may award emergency compensation under this chapter for the: (1) Burial expenses of a victim who dies as a direct result of a violent crime as defined in this chapter; (2) Cost of the crime scene clean up; and (3) Relocation expenses.(b) The award for emergency compensation shall be awarded at the sole discretion of the program administrator. The administrator may promulgate rules and regulations to administer the provisions of this section.(c) An award for emergency compensation for burial expenses shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).(d) An award for emergency compensation for crime scene clean up shall not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).(e) An award for emergency compensation for relocation costs shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).(f) The award for emergency compensation for burial expenses, crime scene clean up, and relocation costs shall be deducted from the final award. In the event the victim is not eligible for an award, the victim shall repay the amount of the emergency award to the fund.(g) Any payments made for the emergency compensation shall be deducted from the final award. In no event shall the final award exceed the maximum award of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 125, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 128, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 299, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 272, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 15, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 17, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-25-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-22 - Limitations upon awarding compensation.

§ 12-25-22. Limitations upon awarding compensation.(a) Actions for compensation under this chapter shall be commenced within three (3) years after the date of the injury or death, and no compensation shall be awarded for an injury or death resulting from a crime that was not reported to the appropriate law enforcement authority within fifteen (15) days of its occurrence; provided, that the office shall have the authority to allow a claim that was not reported pursuant to this section when the victim or secondary victim was below the age of eighteen (18) years of age, or of unsound mind, or for good cause shown.(b) No compensation shall be awarded under this chapter to the victim, or in the case of death to dependent relatives or to the legal representative, in a total amount in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) plus any attorney fees awarded upon appeal to the treasurer or to the superior court pursuant to § 12-25-25.(c) No compensation shall be awarded under this chapter to a secondary victim in a total amount in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).(d) No compensation shall be awarded when the office, in its discretion, determines that unjust enrichment to or on behalf of the offender would result. Compensation under this chapter shall not be awarded to any victim or dependent relative or legal representative if the award would directly or indirectly inure to the benefit of the offender.(e) No interest shall be included in or added to an award of compensation under this chapter.(f) When the plaintiff is the victim's estate, it shall only be awarded compensation for the victim's actual medical, hospital, funeral, and burial expenses for which the victim or his or her estate is not compensated by any other source and for the loss of support to the dependents of the victim.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 125, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 128, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 341, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 350, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-25-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-23 - Terms of the award.

§ 12-25-23. Terms of the award.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any award of compensation under this chapter may be made on terms that the office deems appropriate.(b) The Criminal Injuries Compensation Act shall be regarded as a fund of last resort. Accordingly, the office shall deduct from any payments awarded under this chapter any payments received by the victim or by any of his or her dependents from the offender or from any person on behalf of the offender, or from the United States (except those received under this chapter), the state of Rhode Island or any state or any of its subdivisions, or from any insurance carrier, for personal injury or death compensable under this chapter, including lost wages, but only to the extent that the sum of the payments and any award under this chapter are in excess of the total compensable injuries suffered by the victim as determined by the office.(c) Any person who: (1) submits a false or fraudulent application; (2) intentionally makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in relation to any claim pending before the office; or (3) intentionally conceals or fails to disclose information affecting the amount or the initial or continued right to any award; shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 125, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 128, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-25-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-24 - Subrogation - Prohibited.

§ 12-25-24. Subrogation — Prohibited.No third party which has provided any compensation to the injured victim shall have any claim against the funds awarded pursuant to this chapter to the victim or in the case of death to the victim's estate.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3.
RI Gen L § 12-25-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-25 - Attorneys' fees.

§ 12-25-25. Attorneys' fees.(a) The treasurer may award attorneys' fees pursuant to this section from the violent crimes indemnity account for successful appeals of the administrator's awards of compensation brought pursuant to § 12-25-18(g).(b) The superior court may award attorneys' fees pursuant to this section from the violent crimes indemnity account for successful appeals of treasurer's office awards of compensation brought pursuant to § 12-25-18(i).(c) (1) At the conclusion of the appeal proceedings, the attorney representing the plaintiff shall file a statement with the treasurer or court setting forth the amount of fee proposed to be charged in connection with his or her efforts and services rendered in the proceedings.(2) In determining the amount of compensation to be awarded an attorney, the treasurer or the court shall consider the time expended by the plaintiff 's attorney in preparation, in settlement negotiations, and in court or hearing attendance, the total amount awarded to the plaintiff for injuries incurred, and the amount of revenue in the violent crimes indemnity account, together with the number and the nature of claims pending against it.(3) The amount of compensation awarded to plaintiff 's attorney shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total amount awarded to the plaintiff, or fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), whichever is less; provided, that in unusual circumstances, the treasurer or court may award a larger attorney's fee if it finds that a departure from the limits set forth in this subsection is warranted, stating specific reasons upon which the finding and award is based.(4) Attorneys' fees shall not be awarded in those cases brought by the office of the child advocate.(d) After the fee information is filed by an attorney under subsection (a) of this section, the treasurer or court shall determine whether the proposed fee conforms with the standards set forth in subsection (a) of this section. If the treasurer or court initially determines that the proposed fee does not so conform, the treasurer or court shall, upon notice to the attorney, determine the amount of a reasonable fee to be awarded in accordance with those standards.(e) Any attorney who charges, demands, receives or collects for services rendered in connection with any proceedings under this chapter any amount in excess of that allowed under this section, if any compensation is paid, shall be subject to disciplinary action and other appropriate action to be taken by the bar association of the state of Rhode Island.(f) Upon certification by the treasurer or court to the effect that the fee has been established, the administrator shall pay to the attorney named in the certification the amount of the counsel fee which shall be paid from the violent crimes indemnity account.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3.
RI Gen L § 12-25-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-26 - Recovery from offender.

§ 12-25-26. Recovery from offender.(a) Whenever any person is convicted of an offense and compensation is awarded under this chapter or under the 1972 Act for a personal injury or death resulting from the act constituting the offense, the state of Rhode Island shall institute an action against that person for the recovery of the whole or any specified part of the compensation in the superior court of the state of Rhode Island in any county, or in the state or federal court of any other state or district in which that person resides or is found, or make a finding in writing, of the reasons why it is impractical or impossible to institute that action. The office shall pursue the recovery whenever possible in order to provide additional funds for the violent crimes indemnity account. The administrator shall develop rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, to identify those so convicted, determine their ability to compensate the fund, and file whatever action is appropriate to recoup those funds.(b) Process of the superior court for any county in any action under this section may be served by the sheriff of the county. Whenever it appears to the court in which any action under this section is pending that other parties should be brought before the court in the action, the court may cause those other parties to be summoned.(c) An order for the payment of compensation under this chapter or under the 1972 Act shall not affect the right of any person to recover damages from any other person by a civil action for the injury or death.(d) An action instituted by the state of Rhode Island against any person for the recovery of the whole or any specified part of the compensation awarded under this chapter or under the 1972 Act shall be commenced within ten (10) years from the date compensation is awarded, and not thereafter.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 125, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 128, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-25-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-27 - Reports to the senate and the house of representatives.

§ 12-25-27. Reports to the senate and the house of representatives.The office shall coordinate the violent crimes indemnity funds and any federal moneys available, and shall transmit to the governor and to the legislature an annual report setting forth:(1) The amount of money in the fund at the start of the year;(2) The amount of payments ordered to be contributed to the fund during the year;(3) The amount of funds collected during the year;(4) The number of claims filed during the year;(5) The number of claims adjudicated during the year;(6) The number of claims adjudicated in which the victim was awarded compensation;(7) The number of claims adjudicated in which the victim was denied compensation;(8) The total amount of money disbursed from the fund during the year;(9) The projected wait to receive compensation for cases filed that year; and(10) Any proposed legislative and other changes in the program.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3.
RI Gen L § 12-25-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-28 - Special indemnity account for criminal injuries compensation.

§ 12-25-28. Special indemnity account for criminal injuries compensation.(a) It is provided that the general treasurer establish a violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund for the purpose of paying awards granted pursuant to this chapter. The court shall assess as court costs in addition to those provided by law, against all defendants charged with a felony, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor, whether or not the crime was a crime of violence, and who plead nolo contendere, guilty or who are found guilty of the commission of those crimes as follows:(1) Where the offense charged is a felony and carries a maximum penalty of five (5) or more years imprisonment, one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) or fifteen percent (15%) of any fine imposed on the defendant by the court, whichever is greater.(2) Where the offense charged is a felony and carries a maximum penalty of less than five (5) years imprisonment, ninety dollars ($90.00) or fifteen percent (15%) of any fine imposed on the defendant by the court, whichever is greater.(3) Where the offense charged is a misdemeanor, thirty dollars ($30.00) or fifteen percent (15%) of any fine imposed on the defendant by the court, whichever is greater.(b) These costs shall be assessed whether or not the defendant is sentenced to prison and in no case shall they be waived by the court unless the court finds an inability to pay.(c) When there are multiple counts or multiple charges to be disposed of simultaneously, the judge shall have the authority to suspend the obligation of the defendant to pay on all counts or charges above two (2).(d) Up to fifteen percent (15%) of the state funds raised under this section, as well as federal matching funds, shall be available to pay administrative expenses necessary to operate this program. Federal funds for this purpose shall not supplant currently available state funds, as required by federal law.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 25, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 297, § 6; P.L. 2008, ch. 326, § 6.
RI Gen L § 12-25-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-29 - Use of funds to inform victims of their rights.

§ 12-25-29. Use of funds to inform victims of their rights.There is appropriated to the annual budget of the administrative office of the state courts fifteen percent (15%) of the fund collected annually under § 12-25-28, not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), to be used at the direction of the chief justice of the supreme court for the purpose of informing the victims of crime of their rights established by chapter 28 of this title and assisting victims in the exercise of these rights. In addition, the treasurer and administrator shall seek to inform victims of violent crime of this chapter using every available means at their disposal.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 365, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 387, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-25-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-30 - Deposit of funds.

§ 12-25-30. Deposit of funds.All moneys assessed pursuant to § 12-25-28 as costs against defendants as provided in this chapter shall be paid by the clerks of the family, district and superior courts to the treasurer, who shall keep the funds in the violent crimes indemnity account. Funds received by the treasurer in excess of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) shall be made available and distributed within thirty (30) days of receipt in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3.
RI Gen L § 12-25-30.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-30.1 - Disclosure of records as to claims; confidentiality.

§ 12-25-30.1. Disclosure of records as to claims; confidentiality.All medical records, mental health counseling records, employment information, personal financial information and investigative records received, obtained or maintained by the administrator in connection with any application for compensation shall be maintained as confidential investigative material and shall not be released or disclosed to any person or entity whatsoever, except as authorized by the applicant or as otherwise provided by law. The application and the notice of award or denial shall be deemed public records.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 125, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 128, § 3.
RI Gen L § 12-25-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation|Section 12-25-31 - Severability.

§ 12-25-31. Severability.If any provision to this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 183, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 317, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-25.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25.1 - Criminal Royalties|Section 12-25.1-1 - Short title.

§ 12-25.1-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Criminal Royalties Distribution Act."History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 328, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-25.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25.1 - Criminal Royalties|Section 12-25.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 12-25.1-2. Definitions.For purposes of this chapter:(1) "Alleged criminally responsible person" means a person who has been indicted or against whom a criminal information has been proferred for the commission of a felony committed within the state of Rhode Island which caused another person to suffer personal injury or loss of property, but who has not yet been either convicted or acquitted of the charge nor had the charge dismissed.(2) "Child" means an unmarried person who is under eighteen (18) years of age and includes a stepchild or an adopted child.(3) "Commercial exploitation" means any significant commercial exploitation by means of any publication, reenactment, dramatization, interview, depiction, explanation, or expression through any medium of communication which is undertaken for financial consideration, except tangential and incidental references to a crime. The term includes, but is not limited to, a movie, book, magazine or newspaper article, tape recording, still photograph, radio or television program, live presentation, or reproduction or presentation of any kind.(4) "Convicted," as used in this chapter only, means a person who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a charge of a felony offense, regardless of the fine, sentence or other punishment imposed or who has been found guilty after a trial on a charge of a felony offense.(5) "Court" means the superior court.(6) "Criminally responsible person" means a person who has been convicted of a felony committed within the state of Rhode Island which caused another person to suffer personal injury or loss of property, or who has been adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity after a trial on a charge of the offense, or who has voluntarily admitted the commission of the offense.(7) "Dependent" means a person wholly or partially dependent upon the income of the victim at the time of his or her death or would have been so dependent but for the incapacity due to the injury from which the death resulted, and includes a child of the victim born after the death of the victim.(8) "Pecuniary loss" includes:(i) For personal injury:(A) Medical expenses (including psychiatric care);(B) Hospital expenses;(C) Loss of past earnings; and(D) Loss of future earnings because of a disability resulting from personal injury;(ii) For death:(A) Funeral and burial expenses; and(B) Loss of support to the dependents of the victim; and(iii) Any other expenses actually and necessarily incurred as a result of the personal injury or death.(9) "Personal injury" means actual bodily harm, mental or nervous shock, or a pregnancy.(10) "Relative" means a spouse, parent, grandparent, stepfather, stepmother, child, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, and a spouse's parents.(11) "Victim" means a person who suffers personal injury or loss of property as a direct result of the conduct of another person in perpetration of a criminal offense.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 240, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-25.1-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25.1 - Criminal Royalties|Section 12-25.1-4.1 - Assets available.

§ 12-25.1-4.1. Assets available.A victim, his or her guardian, or in the case of a deceased victim, his or her legal representative, in addition to any rights conveyed pursuant to this chapter, may seek recovery from any of the criminally responsible person's assets. A victim may proceed against the defendant's assets, whether or not these assets represent royalties obtained from the commercial exploitation of the crime.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 240, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-25.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-25.1 - Criminal Royalties|Section 12-25.1-5 - Attorneys' fees.

§ 12-25.1-5. Attorneys' fees.At the conclusion of the proceedings under § 12-25.1-4, the attorney representing a claimant who has received an award of compensation shall file a statement with the court setting forth the amount of fee proposed to be charged in connection with his or her efforts and services rendered in the proceedings. After the fee information is filed by the attorney, the court shall determine whether the proposed fee is reasonable. If the court initially determines that the proposed fee is unreasonable, the court shall, upon notice to the attorney, determine the amount of a reasonable fee. Upon certification by the court to the effect that the fee has been established, the general treasurer shall pay to the attorney named in the certification the amount of the counsel fee which shall be paid from the appropriate portion of the criminal royalties fund. Any attorney who charges, demands, receives, or collects for services rendered in connection with any proceedings under this chapter any amount in excess of that allowed under this section, if any compensation is paid, shall be subject to disciplinary action and other appropriate action to be taken by the supreme court of the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 328, § 1.