§351-62.5  Crime victim compensation special
fund; when payments authorized.  (a)  There is established a crime victim
compensation special fund from which the commission may make payments as
provided in subsection (b).  The fund shall be administered by the director of
public safety for purposes of this chapter.  Interest and investment earnings
credited to the assets of the fund shall become part of the fund.  Any balance
remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward
for the next fiscal year.



(b)  Where the commission has made an award
pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall make the payments to or on
behalf of the victim or one or more of the dependents of a deceased victim, or
to or for the benefit of other persons who have suffered pecuniary loss or
incurred expenses on account of hospital, medical, funeral, or burial expenses
as a result of the victim's injury or death.  Victims or dependents entitled to
receive awards shall be notified of the option to have payments made on their
behalf to other designated persons.  Payments made pursuant to this section
shall not exceed the total amount of the award.



(c)  The amount appropriated under section
351-70 shall be redeposited into the fund and applied to other payments as
authorized by the commission.



(d)  Funds received pursuant to section
354D-12(b)(1) and amounts received pursuant to sections 351-35, 351-62.6,
351-63, 706-605, and 853-1 shall be deposited into the crime victim
compensation special fund.  Moneys received shall be used for compensation
payments, operating expenses, salaries of positions as authorized by the
legislature, and collection of fees.  The commission may enter into memorandums
of agreement with the judiciary for the collection of fees by the judiciary;
provided that no funds shall be deposited by the judiciary into the crime
victim compensation special fund until collected. [L 1972, c 61, §1f; am L
1974, c 204, §1; am L 1988, c 322, §1; am L 1992, c 125, §1; am L 1993, c 219,
§3; am L 1998, c 206, §3 and c 240, §§5, 7; am L 1999, c 278, §§4, 7; am L
2000, c 115, §1; am L 2001, c 176, §2]