SECTIONS 13955-13956 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 13955-13956

13955. Except as provided in Section 13956, a person shall be
eligible for compensation when all of the following requirements are
met:
(a) The person for whom compensation is being sought is any of the
following:
(1) A victim.
(2) A derivative victim.
(3) (A) A person who is entitled to reimbursement for funeral,
burial, or crime scene cleanup expenses pursuant to paragraph (9) of
subdivision (a) of Section 13957.
(B) This paragraph applies without respect to any felon status of
the victim.
(b) Either of the following conditions is met:
(1) The crime occurred within this state, whether or not the
victim is a resident of the state. This paragraph shall apply only
during those time periods during which the board determines that
federal funds are available to the state for the compensation of
victims of crime.
(2) Whether or not the crime occurred within the State of
California, the victim was any of the following:
(A) A resident of the state.
(B) A member of the military stationed in California.
(C) A family member living with a member of the military stationed
in this state.
(c) If compensation is being sought for a derivative victim, the
derivative victim is a resident of this state, or resident of another
state, who is any of the following:
(1) At the time of the crime was the parent, grandparent, sibling,
spouse, child, or grandchild of the victim.
(2) At the time of the crime was living in the household of the
victim.
(3) At the time of the crime was a person who had previously lived
in the household of the victim for a period of not less than two
years in a relationship substantially similar to a relationship
listed in paragraph (1).
(4) Is another family member of the victim, including, but not
limited to, the victim's fianc