Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3360-B – Award of compensation; eligibility
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1. Eligibility of victims. The board may award compensation to any individual who:
A. Suffers personal injury as a direct result of a crime specified in section 3360, committed within the jurisdiction of the State; [PL 1999, c. 360, §4 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 360, §9 (AFF).]
B. Has been sexually assaulted within this State in violation of Title 17-A, chapter 11 without regard to whether bodily injury or the threat of bodily injury occurred; [PL 1999, c. 360, §4 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 360, §9 (AFF).]
C. Would otherwise be eligible for compensation, even though:
(1) The criminal conduct occurred in this State but within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States;
(2) The personal injury resulted from conduct that violates a criminal law of the United States; or
(3) The crime occurred in another state, but only if the person is a resident of this State and the other state does not have a victim compensation program for which residents of this State are eligible, and the person would have been eligible under this chapter if the conduct had occurred in this State; or [PL 1999, c. 360, §4 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 360, §9 (AFF).]
D. Is a resident of this State and suffers personal injury as a direct result of a crime specified in section 3360, subsection 3, paragraph F committed outside of the United States. [PL 1999, c. 360, §4 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 360, §9 (AFF).]
[PL 1999, c. 360, §4 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 360, §9 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3360-B
- Catastrophic injury: means an extremely serious injury that may result in permanent disability or a long-lasting medical condition. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3360
- Crime: means one of the following:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3360Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Family or household member: means : the parent, stepparent, sibling, grandparent, spouse, child or stepchild of a victim or a person who bears an equally significant relationship to the victim; or a person who at the time or discovery of the crime was living in the household of the victim or who previously had lived in the household of the victim for a period of not less than 2 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3360 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Personal injury: means bodily injury as defined in Title 17?A, section 2, subsection 5 or psychological injury incurred by a victim who has sustained the threat of bodily injury. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3360 United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Eligibility of financial dependents. The board may award compensation for the benefit of a surviving family or household member for lost wages of a person who dies as a direct result of a crime if the family or household member was financially dependent on the deceased person or the deceased person had contributed substantially and regularly to the support of the surviving family or household member.
[PL 1997, c. 378, §5 (NEW).]
3. Eligibility for payment of mental health treatment for family members. The board may award compensation for the benefit of a surviving family or household member of a person who dies or suffers catastrophic injury as a direct result of a crime, a family or household member who witnessed a crime or a family or household member of a sexual assault victim for unreimbursed mental health treatment expenses directly related to the crime.
[PL 2009, c. 79, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 378, §5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 360, §4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 360, §9 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 79, §3 (AMD).