Apply
ing f
or V
ictim
Com
pens
ation
or ch
eckin
g on t
he st
atus
of
indiv
idual
victim
com
pens
ation
claim
s.
Em
erge
ncy a
ssista
nce.
T
he ap
pella
te co
urt p
roce
ss or
the s
tatu
s of a
ppell
ate c
ases
.
V
ictim
servi
ce pr
ogra
ms i
n you
r are
a and
refer
ral t
o loc
al re
sour
ces.
T
he Se
xual
Batte
ry Ex
amin
ation
Pro
gram
.
T
he A
ddre
ss Co
nfide
ntial
ity P
rogr
am fo
r dom
estic
viole
nce
victim
s.
BURE
AU 0
FVI
CTIM
VI
CTIM
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MPE
NSAT
ION
The D
ivisio
n of V
ictim
Servi
ces a
nd Cr
imina
l Jus
tice P
rogr
ams w
ithin
the
Offic
e of t
he A
ttorn
ey G
ener
al pr
ovide
s a to
ll-fre
e inf
orm
ation
and
refer
ral li
ne to
victi
ms o
f crim
e or t
heir
imm
ediat
e fam
ily.
Toll-F
ree V
icti
m S
erv
ices
Info
rma
tion
an
d R
efe
rra
l Li
ne
1-8
00-2
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rnet
web
sit
e:
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da
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y Se
rvic
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Call t
he V
ictim
Servi
ces I
nfor
mat
ion an
d Refe
rral L
ine i
f you
wou
ld lik
e inf
orm
ation
abou
t:
Wh
at
Ben
efi
ts a
re A
vaila
ble
?
Wa
ge loss
for a
n em
ploye
d vict
im w
ho m
issed
wor
k as t
he
resu
lt of
the c
rime r
elated
injur
y or a
pare
nt/g
uard
ian w
ho ha
d to c
are
for a
min
or ch
ild re
cove
ring f
rom
a cri
me r
elated
injur
y.
Loss
of
sup
port
for p
erso
ns w
ho w
ere p
rincip
ally
depe
nden
t on a
dece
ased
victi
m w
ho w
as em
ploye
d or e
arne
d inc
ome
at th
e tim
e of t
he cr
ime.
Dis
ab
ilit
y all
owan
ce w
hen t
he vi
ctim
beco
mes
disa
bled a
s a
resu
lt of
the c
rime.
Fun
era
l/b
uri
al a
nd re
lated
expe
nses
.
Trea
tmen
t ex
pen
ses
for m
edica
l or n
on-m
edica
l re
med
ial ca
re or
othe
r nec
essa
ry se
rvice
s.
Pre
scri
pti
on
s, e
yeg
lass
es,
den
ture
s, o
r p
rost
heti
c d
evi
ces
need
ed as
a re
sult
of th
e crim
e.
Men
tal h
ea
lth
coun
selin
g.
Pro
pert
y lo
ss r
eim
bu
rsem
en
t for
elde
rly (a
ge 60
or
olde
r) or
disa
bled a
dults
only.
Crim
e mus
t be r
epor
ted w
ithin
72
hour
s and
only
certa
in typ
es of
prop
erty
are c
ompe
nsab
le.
Dom
est
ic v
iole
nce
relo
cati
on
assis
tanc
e for
vic
tims w
ho ha
ve an
imm
ediat
e nee
d to e
scape
a do
mes
tic vi
olenc
e en
viron
men
t. Th
e nee
d mus
t be c
ertif
ied by
a St
ate o
f Flor
ida ce
rtifie
d do
mes
tic vi
olenc
e cen
ter.
Note
: On
ly th
ose e
xpen
ses d
irectl
y rela
ted to
the
crim
e will
be
cons
idere
d for
paym
ent.
All b
enefi
ts ha
ve do
llar l
imita
tions
, sub
ject t
o ch
ange
and r
equir
e cer
tain
types
of do
cum
enta
tion.
Som
e ben
efits
are
not a
vaila
ble fo
r cer
tain
types
of cl
aims.
Life
Aft
er
Life
Befo
reC
rim
e
Phot
os co
urtse
y of L
eslie
Dre
w’s
fam
ily.
HO
W T
O A
PP
LY?
WH
O C
AN
AP
PLY
?
Victi
m or
inter
veno
r as d
efine
d in C
hapt
er 96
0 of t
he Fl
orida
Stat
utes
.
A
survi
ving s
pous
e or p
aren
t of a
dece
ased
victi
m.
A
survi
ving a
dult
child
or si
bling
of a
dece
ased
victi
m.
A
guar
dian a
pplyi
ng fo
r a m
inor
child
victi
m, in
com
peten
t per
son,
survi
ving m
inor
child
of a
dece
ased
victi
m, s
urviv
ing m
inor
sibli
ng of
a de
ceas
ed vi
ctim
; mino
rs th
at w
ere p
rese
nt at
the s
cene
of a
crim
e, wh
o saw
or he
ard t
he cr
ime,
and s
uffer
ed ps
ycholo
gical
or ps
ychiat
ric
injur
y as a
resu
lt of
the c
rime.
A
relat
ive ap
plying
on be
half
of a
dece
ased
victi
m w
hen t
here
is no
othe
r sou
rce fo
r pay
men
t of f
uner
al ex
pens
es.
An
y oth
er pe
rson w
ho w
as de
pend
ent f
or hi
s or h
er pr
incipa
l sup
port
upon
a de
ceas
ed vi
ctim
or in
terve
nor.
QU
ALI
FIC
ATI
ON
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS
Crim
e mus
t be r
epor
ted to
law
enfo
rcem
ent w
ithin
72 ho
urs.
Exce
ption
s for
good
caus
e are
not a
vaila
ble fo
r pro
perty
loss
claim
s.
Appli
catio
n mus
t be f
iled w
ithin
one y
ear a
fter t
he cr
ime d
ate o
r with
in tw
o yea
rs if
good
caus
e is s
hown
for t
he fi
ling d
elay.
Vi
ctim
mus
t full
y coo
pera
te wi
th la
w en
force
men
t, th
e sta
te at
torn
ey’s
offic
e, an
d the
Atto
rney
Gen
eral’
s offi
ce.
Victi
m m
ust n
ot ha
ve be
en en
gage
d in a
n unla
wful
activ
ity.
Victi
m's
cond
uct
mus
t not
have
cont
ribut
ed to
his o
r her
own i
njur
ies.
Victi
m or
claim
ant m
ust n
ot ha
ve be
en co
nfine
d or i
n cus
tody
in a
coun
ty or
mun
icipa
l fac
ility,
a sta
te or
fede
ral c
orre
ction
al fa
cility
, or a
juv
enile
deten
tion,
com
mitm
ent,
or as
sessm
ent f
acili
ty, ad
judica
ted as
a ha
bitua
l felo
ny of
fende
r, hab
itual
violen
t offe
nder,
viole
nt ca
reer
cri
mina
l, or a
djudic
ated
guilt
y of a
forci
ble fe
lony o
ffens
e.
A cri
mina
l bac
kgro
und c
heck
will
be co
nduc
ted on
all v
ictim
s and
or cl
aiman
ts wh
o sub
mit
a clai
m.
WH
AT
INFO
RM
ATI
ON
IS
NEE
DED
TO
AP
PLY
?
A co
mple
ted an
d sign
ed vi
ctim
com
pens
ation
claim
form
.
A
law en
force
men
t offe
nse r
epor
t doc
umen
ting p
roof
of a
com
pens
able
crim
e.
Pr
oof o
f crim
e-re
lated
expe
nses
(for
exam
ple, it
emize
d bill
s).
Pr
oof o
f thir
d-pa
rty pa
ymen
ts su
ch as
insu
ranc
e, re
stitu
tion,
judgm
ents
or se
ttlem
ents.
Pr
oof o
f the
tim
e los
t fro
m w
ork d
ue to
the c
rime a
nd a
docto
r’s st
atem
ent c
ertif
ying d
isabil
ity.
Ce
rtific
ation
by a
certi
fied s
helte
r for
reloc
ation
bene
fits.
WH
O Q
UA
LIFI
ES?
Victi
ms w
ho su
ffere
d per
sona
l phy
sical,
psych
iatric
or ps
ycholo
gical
injur
y as t
he re
sult
of a
crim
e. So
me e
xcept
ions m
ay ap
ply fo
r vict
ims
who d
id no
t sus
tain
a per
sona
l phy
sical
injur
y or d
eath
.
Su
rvivo
rs of
a vic
tim w
ho w
as ki
lled a
s a re
sult
of a
felon
y or m
isdem
eano
r crim
e pun
ishab
le un
der f
eder
al or
stat
e law
, inclu
ding D
UI
(mot
or ve
hicle,
boat
ing, o
r airc
raft)
and h
it an
d run
.
Subm
it a c
omple
ted an
d sign
ed V
ictim
Com
pens
ation
Claim
Form
to:
Bu
rea
u o
f V
icti
m C
om
pen
sati
on
Th
e C
ap
itol, P
L-01
Talla
ha
ssee, FL
32399-1
050
Or
Su
bm
it o
nlin
e t
o:
VC
INTA
KE@
myf
lori
da
leg
al.co
m
The c
laim
form
can b
e obt
ained
from
your
loca
l sta
te at
torn
ey,
victim
advo
cate
offic
e, or
by ca
lling
the V
ictim
Servi
ces
Info
rmat
ion an
d Refe
rral t
oll-fr
ee lin
e at:
1-80
0-22
6-66
67TD
D us
ers c
an ca
ll th
roug
h Fl
orid
a Re
lay S
ervi
ce
1-80
0-95
5-87
71
Plea
se co
ntac
t loc
al vic
tim ad
voca
tes if
you r
equir
e assi
stanc
e in
com
pletin
g the
claim
form
. You
are n
ot re
quire
d to h
ave a
n at
torn
ey in
orde
r to f
ile a
claim
, and
ther
e is n
o app
licat
ion fe
e.
Whe
n yo
ur cl
aim is
rece
ived,
you
may
be a
sked
to p
rovid
e sp
ecifi
c m
edica
l an
d fin
ancia
l in
form
ation
. Yo
u sh
ould
gath
er m
ater
ials
relat
ed t
o th
e cri
me
and
have
the
m
avail
able
if re
ques
ted.
WH
AT
HA
PP
ENS
WH
EN A
CLA
IM I
S SU
BM
ITTE
D?
Lim
its b
elow
the
max
imum
may
app
ly
to th
e sp
ecifi
c be
nefit
s w
hich
may
be
redu
ced
with
out p
rior
not
ice
to th
e aw
ard
reci
pien
t bas
ed o
n av
aila
bilit
y of
fun
ding
.
