(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490:
- (a) A victim of criminally injurious conduct;
- (b) A surviving family member or personal representative of a victim of criminally injurious conduct who died as a direct result of the conduct;
- (c) Any other person dependent for his or her principal support upon a victim of criminally injurious conduct who died as a direct result of the crime;
- (d) Any person who is legally responsible for the medical expenses or funeral expenses of a victim; and
- (e) Any person acting as the primary caregiver for a victim of criminally injurious conduct.
- (2) No victim or dependent shall be denied compensation solely because he or she is a relative of the offender or was living with the offender as a family or household member at the time of the injury or death. However, the Crime Victims Compensation Board may award compensation to a victim or dependent who is a relative, family, or household member of the offender only if the board can reasonably determine the offender will not receive significant economic benefit or unjust enrichment from the compensation.
Effective: July 15, 2024
History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 39, effective June 29, 2021. -- Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 31, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 612, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 567, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 409, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 5. Formerly codified as KRS 346.050.