Utah Code 63M-7-522. Emergency reparations award
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(1) If the reparations officer determines that the claimant will suffer financial hardship unless an emergency reparations award is made, and it appears likely that a final reparations award will be made, an amount may be paid to the claimant, to be deducted from the final reparations award or repaid by and recoverable from the claimant to the extent that it exceeds the final reparations award.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63M-7-522
- Board: means the Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board created under Section
63M-7-504 . See Utah Code 63M-7-502 - Claimant: means any of the following claiming reparations under this part:(5)(a) a victim;(5)(b) a dependent of a deceased victim; or(5)(c) an individual or representative who files a reparations claim on behalf of a victim. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
- Reparations award: means money or other benefits provided to a claimant or to another on behalf of a claimant after the day on which a reparations claim is approved by the office. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
- Reparations officer: includes the director when the director is acting as a reparations officer. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
(2) The board may limit emergency reparations awards under Subsection (1) to any amount the board considers necessary.