(A) No award may be made unless:
- (1) a crime was committed;
- (2) the crime directly resulted in physical or psychic trauma to the victim;
- (3) the crime was promptly reported to the proper authority and recorded in police records; and
- (4) the claimant or other award recipient has fully cooperated with all law enforcement agencies and with the South Carolina Victim's Compensation Fund.
- (B) For the purposes of item (3) of subsection (A), a crime reported more than forty-eight hours after its occurrence is not "promptly reported", absent a showing of special circumstances or causes which justify the delay.
HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 455, Section 2; 1984 Act No. 489, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 405, Section 2.