{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-49.310","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 49.310","heading":"Eligibility for awards pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following persons shall be\neligible for awards pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490:\n(a) A victim of criminally injurious conduct;\n(b) A surviving family member or personal representative of a victim of\ncriminally injurious conduct who died as a direct result of the conduct;\n(c) Any other person dependent for his or her principal support upon a victim of\ncriminally injurious conduct who died as a direct result of the crime;\n(d) Any person who is legally responsible for the medical expenses or funeral\nexpenses of a victim; and\n(e) Any person acting as the primary caregiver for a victim of criminally injurious\nconduct.\n(2) No victim or dependent shall be denied compensation solely because he or she is a\nrelative of the offender or was living with the offender as a family or household\nmember at the time of the injury or death. However, the Crime Victims\nCompensation Board may award compensation to a victim or dependent who is a\nrelative, family, or household member of the offender only if the board can\nreasonably determine the offender will not receive significant economic benefit or\nunjust enrichment from the compensation.","path":["KRS Chapter 49"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54909","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:10Z","sha256":"a99c3432ab80b21f30d52dcd91ee1da52c897b8a747316221fd2eb32bd965434","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-49.300","next":"us-ky/krs-49.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}