{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-9-127","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-9-127","heading":"Award of compensation.","body":"(1) The office shall award compensation benefits under this part if satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements for compensation have been met.\n(2) An award may be made whether or not any person is prosecuted or convicted. Proof of conviction of a person whose acts give rise to a claim is conclusive evidence that the crime was committed unless an application for rehearing, an appeal of the conviction, or certiorari is pending or a rehearing or new trial has been ordered.\n(3) The office may suspend the proceedings pending disposition of a criminal prosecution that has been commenced or is imminent and may make a tentative award under 53-9-126.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 9. SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME","Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0270/0530-0090-0010-0270.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:20Z","sha256":"99044d5a573e45c95b6aada40bfe8659c29cf19dc380ba12df41d885d9be843e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-9-126","next":"us-mt/53-9-128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}