KRS 49.330: Application for award -- Filing of claim form -- Notification requirements --

Exemptions.

(1) A claim form may be filed by a person eligible to receive an award, as provided in

KRS 49.310 or, if the person is a minor, by his or her parent or guardian.

(2) Claims shall be filed with the board in accordance with the administrative

regulations promulgated by the board. The board shall accept for filing all claims

submitted by persons eligible under subsection (1) of this section and alleging the

jurisdiction requirements set forth in KRS 49.270 to 49.490 and meeting the

requirements as to form in the administrative regulations of the board.

(3) Upon filing of a claim pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490, the board shall promptly

notify the United State s attorney, if a federal offense is involved, and the

Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney of the county wherein the crime is

alleged to have occurred.

(4) No claim may be filed by, or on behalf of, a person currently confined in any

correctional facility, or any state institution maintained and operated by the Cabinet

for Health and Family Services.