New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle M - Office of Victim Services
Part 527 - Victim/witness Programs
Section 527.9 - Procedures for determining eligibility for emergency awards
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Prior to advancing emergency assistance, the program should obtain documentation as follows:
(b) If the local program determines that a claim has not been filed with the Crime Victims Board, it shall facilitate the filing of such claim.
(c) Local programs shall be authorized to make awards for the following:
(d) Local programs shall not be reimbursed for emergency awards advanced for funeral/burial expenses or as a result of loss of earnings/support. Such claims should be referred to the Crime Victims Board and, as warranted, should include a request for an emergency award.
(e) In a city with a population in excess of 300,000, a local program should, where possible, refer a request for emergency assistance to the Crime Victims Board, and afford the board a 24-hour period in which to consider such request and render an emergency award determination, except in those cases where the local program determines that the victim's request must be acted upon in less than 24 hours or during a legal holiday, a Saturday or a Sunday.