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1.
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Funeral expenses up to
a maximum amount. |
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2.
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Medical costs including
ambulance or other transportation, hospital, physician,
dental work and prescriptions. |
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3.
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Mental health costs directly
related to the crime including psychological counseling
and transportation. |
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4.
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Lost wages due to a disabling
physical or psychological injury that resulted directly
from the crime. |
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5.
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Loss of support for dependents
of a deceased victim to replace the victim's financial
contribution to the family. |
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6.
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Substitute childcare or
reasonable household services to replace services that
were normally provided by the victim prior to the crime. |
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7.
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Some costs related to the
return of an abducted child. |
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This service is not based on financial
need. If a civil settlement is granted, there
may be a need to reimburse the Reparations Board for
payments they have given you.
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| Eligibility Checklist |
| The following questions
will determine if you are eligible for reparations (payments)
from the Minnesota Crime Victims Reparations Board. To
qualify for reparations in a traffic crash, the injury
or death must be caused by one of the following: |
a) the driver at fault was under the influence of
alcohol or drugs;
b) the driver at fault left the scene of the crash
(hit and run);
c) the crash was intentionally inflicted
d) the crash happened while fleeing the scene of another
crime.
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If you have met the eligibility
of a, b, c, or d from the previous paragraph, continue
with the eligibility check list. |
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Check the statements that are true.
If you cannot check all statements, you are not eligible
for reparations.
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1.
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The incident
occurred, in whole or part, in Minnesota. |
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2.
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The incident
was promptly reported to the police within 30 days. For
exact reporting deadline information, contact the Minnesota
Crime Victims Reparations Board. |
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3.
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This claim is
being filed within two years of the incident, or within
the one year of the report to police in child abuse cases,
if the incident occurred before August 1, 1994. For incidents
occurring after August 1, 1994, the claims must be filed
within two years. |
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4.
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The claimant
is a victim, an individual purchaser of services for the
victim, a representative of a deceased victim's estate
or a dependent of a deceased victim of a crime. |
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5.
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The victim suffered
physical, emotional, and/or psychological injury, or death,
as a result of a crime, a reasonable effort to prevent
a crime, or an effort to apprehend an individual suspected
of committing a crime. |
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6.
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The claimant
and/or victim cooperated with law enforcement officials
during their investigation and prosecution (where prosecution
occurred). |
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7.
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This claim does
not include property losses. |
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8.
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Economic loss
(medical expenses, wage loss, etc.) totals $50.00 or more
and has not, or will not be paid by other sources. |
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9.
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The claimant
(and/or victim) was not an accomplice to and did not commit
a crime in connection with this incident. |
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10.
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Claims for childcare
are for child care services normally supplied by the victim. |
For more information, please
contact the board or your victims advocate.
Minnesota Crime Victims Reparations Board
445 Minnesota St. Suite 2300
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1515
888-622-8799 | 651-296-5787
