1.
a. A crime victim assistance board is established, and shall consist of the following members to be appointed pursuant to rules adopted by the department:
- (1) A county attorney or assistant county attorney.
- (2) Two persons engaged full-time in law enforcement.
- (3) A public defender or an attorney practicing primarily in criminal defense.
- (4) A hospital medical staff person involved with emergency services.
- (5) Two public members who have received victim services.
- (6) A victim service provider.
- (7) A person licensed pursuant to chapter 154B or 154C.
- (8) A person representing the elderly.
- b. Board members shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties.
- 2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to program policies and procedures.
- 3. A victim aggrieved by the denial or disposition of the victim’s claim may appeal to the district court within thirty days of receipt of the board’s decision.
Subsection 2 amended
98 Acts, ch 1090, §43, 84; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §173; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §365
Referred to in §622.69, 915.46