Pennsylvania Code
Title 37 - LAW
Part VI - Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Chapter 411 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION
CLAIMS
Section 411.13 - Closing of claims
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) OVS will close a claim when a determination has been made and written notification has been given to the claimant.
(b) When OVS has requested additional information under § 411.12(b) (relating to review) and the information is not provided within 60 days of the request, OVS will close the claim file until the requested information is received.
(c) If sufficient information is not provided to OVS to determine eligibility within 2 years from the date of the filing of the claim, the claim will be closed with no further right of appeal. OVS will attempt to notify the claimant in writing 6 months prior to the closing of the claim.
(d) Eligible claims in which no verifiable out-of-pocket expense or loss has been received by OVS within 5 years from the date of the filing of the claim will be closed with no further right of appeal. OVS will attempt to notify the claimant in writing 6 months prior to the closing of the claim.
(e) Subsection (d) does not apply when the direct victim was a minor at the time the crime was committed.
(f) OVS may reopen a claim at any time for further investigation.
