New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 75 - NEW JERSEY VICTIMS OF CRIME COMPENSATION OFFICE
Subchapter 4 - COMPENSATION BENEFITS
Section 13:75-4.3 - Compensation available to secondary victims
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:75-4.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Except as provided in N.J.A.C. 13:75-2.4, secondary victims need not be present during the actual commission of a crime.
(b) A secondary victim cannot be eligible if the direct victim is not eligible.
(c) Any loss for which the Office may reimburse a secondary victim or group of secondary victims shall not exceed a maximum of $ 7,000.
(d) If, as a direct result of the homicide, the surviving spouse or cohabitant of the decedent was required to leave their position of employment or secure a position with a lesser salary, loss of earnings may be awarded to the surviving spouse or cohabitant.
1. Loss of earnings may
be paid to members of the victim's family for funeral attendance and/or
bereavement period of no more than two weeks.
2. Loss of earnings may be awarded to the
secondary victim where the loss is solely related to the care of the direct
victim during the direct victim's period of disability.
3. The maximum reimbursement for loss of
earnings shall not exceed a total of 104 weeks or $ 7,000, whichever is met
first.
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