1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this section, the following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to this article:

1. (a) a victim of a crime; * (b) a surviving spouse, grandparent, parent, stepparent, guardian, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, child, stepchild or grandchild of a victim of a crime who died as a direct result of such crime; * NB Effective until June 17, 2020 * (b) a surviving spouse, domestic partner, grandparent, parent, stepparent, guardian, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, child, stepchild or grandchild of a victim of a crime who died as a direct result of such crime; * NB Effective June 17, 2020
2. (c) any other person dependent for his principal support upon a victim of a crime who died as a direct result of such crime;
3. (d) any person or business represented by a person who has paid for or incurred the burial expenses of a victim who died as a direct result of such crime, except such person shall not be eligible to receive an award for other than burial expenses unless otherwise eligible under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subdivision;
4. (e) an elderly victim of a crime;
5. (f) a disabled victim of a crime;
6. (g) a child victim of a crime;
7. (h) a parent, stepparent, grandparent, guardian, brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister of a child victim of a crime;
8. (i) a surviving spouse of a crime victim who died from causes not directly related to the crime when such victim died prior to filing a claim with the office or subsequent to filing a claim but prior to the rendering of a decision by the office. Such award shall be limited to out-of-pocket loss incurred as a direct result of the crime; and
9. (j) a spouse, child or stepchild of a victim of a crime who has sustained personal physical injury as a direct result of a crime.
10. (k) a surviving spouse, grandparent, parent, stepparent, guardian, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, child, stepchild, or grandchild of a victim of a crime who died as a direct result of such crime and where such crime occurred in the residence shared by such family member or members and the victim. * 1-a. For the purposes of this section, "domestic partner" means a person who, with respect to another person:
11. (a) is formally a party in a domestic partnership or similar relationship with the other person, entered into pursuant to the laws of the United States or of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, or registered as the domestic partner of the other person with any registry maintained by the employer of either party or any state, municipality, or foreign jurisdiction; or
12. (b) is formally recognized as a beneficiary or covered person under the other person's employment benefits or health insurance; or
13. (c) is dependent or mutually interdependent on the other person for support, as evidenced by the totality of the circumstances indicating a mutual intent to be a domestic partner including but not limited to: common ownership or joint leasing of real or personal property; common householding, shared income or shared expenses; children in common; signs of intent to marry or become a domestic partner under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subdivision; or the length of the personal relationship of the persons. * NB Effective June 17, 2020