13.31 - VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. - Iowa Statutes

13.31 VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. A victim assistance program is established in the department of justice, which shall do all of the following: 1. Administer grants received under the federal Victims of Crime Act pursuant to Pub. L. No. 98-473, title 2, ch. 14, 42 U.S.C. § 10601, as amended by the federal Children's Justice and Assistance Act, Pub. L. No. 99-401, 100 Stat. 903 (1986). 2. Administer the state crime victim compensation program as provided in chapter 915. 3. Administer the domestic abuse program provided in chapter 236. 4. Administer the family violence prevention and services grants pursuant to the federal Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-457, 42 U.S.C. § 10401. 5. Administer payment for sexual abuse medical examinations pursuant to section 915.41. 6. Administer the violence against women program and grants received pursuant to the federal Violence Against Women Act, Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-322, 42 U.S.C. § 13701. 7. Administer an automated victim notification system as authorized pursuant to section 915.10A.          Section History: Recent Form 89 Acts, ch 279, § 1; 90 Acts, ch 1251, § 1; 91 Acts, ch 181, §16; 98 Acts, ch 1090, § 58, 84; 2002 Acts, ch 1016, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 27, §1