52:4B-10.1. Emergency award
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The Victims of Crime
Compensation Board may make one or more emergency awards to
any applicant for compensation pending final determination of
a case, when it determines that compensation is likely to be
provided and that the applicant will suffer undue hardship if
funds are not made immediately available. The amount of any
one emergency award shall not exceed $ 500.00 with the total
amount of each such award made to an individual applicant not
to exceed $ 1,500.00. Any emergency awards made to an applicant
shall be deducted from the final amount of compensation provided
to an applicant by the board. If the amount of compensation
made by the board to an applicant is less than the sum provided
to the applicant through emergency grants, the applicant shall
pay to the board an amount of money equal to the difference.
If the board determines that an applicant who has received emergency
awards shall receive no compensation, the applicant shall repay
to the board the total amount of all emergency awards which
he received.
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In addition to any
emergency award made pursuant to the provisions of subsection
a. of this section, the Victims of Crime Compensation Agency
may make an emergency award in an amount not to exceed $200
for compensation for funds stolen from a victim in connection
with any of the incidents specified in section 11 of P.L. 1971,
c.317 (C. 52:4B-11) except paragraph 11 of subsection b. of
section 11 of P.L.1971, c.317 (52:4B-11), burglary, whether
or not the victim suffered personal injury, under the following
circumstances:
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The victim is
60 years of age or older or is disabled as defined pursuant
to the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 416(I);
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The victim's
income does not exceed the limits adopted by the State Department
of Human Services as the standard of need for the General
Assistance Program;
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The funds stolen
exceed $50.00;
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The victim establishes:
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that the
victim has filed a police report indicating, among other
things, the amount stolen;
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that the
victim has cooperated with investigative and prosecuting
authorities; and
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the source
of the funds stolen.
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The Board is
satisfied that there are no other sources available to provide
the victim with funds necessary to cover immediate costs
of essential shelter, food or medical expenses, and that,
but for the victim's loss, the victim would otherwise have
had the funds to pay such costs.
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The board shall direct
that any funds awarded pursuant to this act be expended solely
to cover the costs established pursuant to paragraph (5) of
subsection b. of this section.
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A person shall not
receive an emergency award pursuant to this act on no more than
two occasions, or receive more than one such award within a
period of 36 consecutive months.
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