(a) There is established a crime victim compensation special fund from which the commission may make payments as provided in subsection (b). The fund shall be administered by the director of corrections and rehabilitation for purposes of this chapter. Interest and investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund shall become part of the fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward for the next fiscal year.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-62.5

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commission: means the crime victim compensation commission established by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
  • Crime: means those under § 351-32, and shall include an act of terrorism occurring outside the United States as defined in title 18 United States Code § 2331, against a resident of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Injury: means actual bodily harm and, in respect of a victim, includes pregnancy and mental or nervous shock; and "injured" has a corresponding meaning. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Victim: means :

    (1) A person who is injured or killed by any act or omission of any other person coming within the criminal jurisdiction of the State;

    (2) Any resident of the State who is injured or killed in another state by an act or omission of another person, which act or omission is within the description of any of the crimes specified in § 351-32; or

    (3) A person who is a resident of this State who is injured or killed by an act of terrorism occurring outside the United States, as defined in title 18 United States Code § 2331. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2

(b) Where the commission has made an award pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall make the payments to or on behalf of the victim or one or more of the dependents of a deceased victim, or to or for the benefit of other persons who have suffered pecuniary loss or incurred expenses on account of hospital, medical, funeral, or burial expenses as a result of the victim’s injury or death. Victims or dependents entitled to receive awards shall be notified of the option to have payments made on their behalf to other designated persons. Payments made pursuant to this section shall not exceed the total amount of the award.
(c) The amount appropriated under § 351-70 shall be redeposited into the fund and applied to other payments as authorized by the commission.
(d) Funds received pursuant to section 354D-12(b)(1) and amounts received pursuant to sections 351-35, 351-62.6, 351-63, 706-605, and plea or nolo contendere plea; discharge and dismissal, expungement of records” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2024″ statecd=”HI”>853-1 shall be deposited into the crime victim compensation special fund. Moneys received shall be used for compensation payments, operating expenses, salaries of positions as authorized by the legislature, and collection of fees. The commission may enter into memorandums of agreement with the judiciary for the collection of fees by the judiciary; provided that no funds shall be deposited by the judiciary into the crime victim compensation special fund until collected.

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