Michigan Laws 18.360 – Verification of facts as condition to award
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 18.360
- Commission: means the crime victim services commission. See Michigan Laws 18.351
- Crime: means an act that is 1 of the following:
(i) A crime under the laws of this state or the United States that causes an injury within this state. See Michigan Laws 18.351Personal physical injury: means actual bodily harm and includes pregnancy. See Michigan Laws 18.351 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Victim: means a person who suffers a personal physical injury as a direct result of a crime. See Michigan Laws 18.351
An award shall not be made unless the investigation of the claim verifies the following facts:
(a) A crime was committed.
(b) The crime directly resulted in personal physical injury to, or death of, the victim.
(c) Police records show that the crime was reported promptly to the proper authorities. An award shall not be made if the police records show that the report was made more than 48 hours after the occurrence of the crime unless any of the following circumstances apply:
(i) The crime was criminal sexual conduct committed against a victim who was less than 18 years of age at the time of the occurrence and the crime was reported before the victim attained 19 years of age.
(ii) The commission, for good cause shown, finds the delay was justified.
(iii) The commission is making a payment under section 5a.
(d) That the crime did not occur while the victim was confined in a federal, state, or local correctional facility.