Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 120 - Treasury Department
Chapter 00 - N/A
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Crime Victim Compensation Program
Section 120-RICR-00-00-2.4 - Definitions
Current through December 26, 2024
A. "Administrator" means the program administrator of the 1996 Act, and the 1999 amendments to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1996, who issues notices of award or denial pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-18. The Administrator is charged with the duty of and granted the power to effectuate the provisions and overall purpose of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1972, the Criminal Injuries Act of 1996, and the 1999 amendments to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1996 in an efficient and equitable manner.
B. "Application" means an application for compensation under R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-25-1 et. seq. on an application form provided by the office as in effect from time to time.
C. "Applicant" means a person who files an application for compensation under R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-25-1 et. seq. An application may be filed by a person eligible for compensation as defined in § 2.6 of this Part, or by a parent or legal guardian of any such person.
D. "Child" means any unmarried person who is under eighteen (18) years of age and includes a stepchild or an adopted child.
E. "Court" means Superior Court.
F. "Crime" means an act committed by a person which, if committed by a mentally competent, criminally responsible adult who has no legal exemption or defense, would constitute a crime; provided, however, that such act involves the application of force or violence or the threat of force or violence by the offender upon the victim, resulting in physical or psychological injury to the victim.
G. "Dependent" means a person wholly or partially dependent upon the income of the victim at the time of his or her death or would have been so dependent but for the incapacity due to the injury from which the death resulted and shall include a child of the victim born after the death of the victim. The paternity of a child born after the death of the victim must have been established by a court of competent jurisdiction and the child's birth registered pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-3-10 or R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-3-15.
H. "Medical Forensic Examination" means an examination of a sexual assault victim completed by a licensed health care provider who has specialized education and clinical experience in the collection of forensic evidence and treatment of these victims, which includes:
I. "Minor" means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years old.
J. "Offender" means an adult or juvenile who commits the crime for which the Applicant seeks compensation.
K. "Office" means the Crime Victim Compensation Program within the Office of the General Treasurer for the State of Rhode Island, as established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-25-1 et. seq.
L. "Pecuniary loss" means:
N. "Relative" means a spouse, parent, grandparent, stepfather, stepmother, child, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, and a spouse's parents.
O. "Resident" means any person who has his or her residence within the state of Rhode Island.
P. "Secondary victim" means a child who suffers an emotional injury as a direct result of witnessing a homicide or incident of domestic violence.
Q. "Sexual Assault Nurse Examination" means a medical forensic examination conducted by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.
R. "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner" means a registered nurse who has completed a sexual assault nurse examiner ("SANE") training program that meets the Forensic Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Guidelines established by the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
S. "State" means the District of Columbia, the fifty (50) states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States' territories and possessions.
T. "Treasurer" means the General Treasurer of the State of Rhode Island or his or her designee.
U. "Victim" means a victim is either:
V. "Violent felonious criminal conduct" means criminally injurious conduct, which, if proven beyond a reasonable doubt, would constitute a felony under the laws of the state of Rhode Island, any other state, or the United States, and includes those crimes specified in R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-20 as follows:
W. "1972 Act" means the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1972, established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-25-1 through 12-25-15.
X. "1996 Act" means the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1996, and the 1999 amendments to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1996, established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-25-16 through 12-25-31.