Bill Text: VA HB1867 | 2021 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Victims of crime; compensation, reporting requirement.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) [HB1867 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-HB1867-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §19.2-368.10 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§19.2-368.10. When awards to be made; reporting crime and cooperation with law enforcement.
No award shall be made unless the Commission finds that:
1. A crime was committed;
2. Such crime directly resulted in an individual becoming a victim as defined in §19.2-368.2, on whose behalf a claim is filed; and
3. Police records show that such crime was promptly reported
to the proper authorities. In no case may an award be made where the police
records show that such report was made more than 120 hours after the occurrence
of such crime, unless the Commission, for good cause shown, finds the delay to
have been justified. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to claims
of sexual abuse that occurred while the
victim was a minor.
The Commission, upon finding that any claimant or award recipient has not fully cooperated with all law-enforcement agencies, may deny, reduce or withdraw any award, as the case may be.
