{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-508","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-508","heading":"Disqualifications and reductions.","body":"(a)\nThe Court shall not award compensation if the:\n(1)\nClaimant knowingly or willingly participated in the commission of the crime which forms the basis for the claim; provided, that a claimant who was a minor and a victim of sex trafficking of children, may be awarded compensation; or\n(2)\nInjury or death for which compensation is sought was caused by the victim’s consent, substantial provocation, or substantial incitement.\n\n(b)\nAn application for assistance may be denied, in whole or in part, if the Court finds:\n(1)\nDenial is appropriate due to the nature of the victim’s or secondary victim’s involvement in the events leading to the relevant crime; or\n(2)\n(A)\nThe victim failed to reasonably cooperate with law enforcement; and\n(B)\nThe victim's cooperation was not impacted by the factors described in § 4-506(c).\n\n(c)\nNotwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if the victim is found to have willingly or knowingly participated, consented, provoked, or incited the crime, a secondary victim is not automatically precluded from compensation.\n\n(d)\nGang membership or co-habitation with the offender is not considered a disqualifying factor under subsections (a) or (b) of this section, unless the claimant will be substantially and unjustly enriched by the award.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 5. Victims of Crime.","Subchapter I. Compensation for Crime Victims."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-508","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"104f7e40eca27e38e42caba556448fbb837d057af5dd3a475eb247ad54402d6b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-507","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}