{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-75e-5-305","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 75E-5-305","heading":"Grounds for eligibility.","body":"(1) A victim is eligible for a compensation award under this chapter if:\n(a) the claimant is:\n(i) a victim of criminally injurious conduct;\n(ii) a dependent of a deceased victim of criminally injurious conduct; or\n(iii) a representative acting on behalf of one of the above;\n(b)\n(i) the criminally injurious conduct occurred in Utah; or\n(ii) the victim is a Utah resident who suffers injury or death as a result of criminally injurious conduct inflicted in a state, territory, or country that does not provide a crime victims' compensation program;\n(c) the application is made in writing in a form that conforms substantially to that prescribed by the office;\n(d) the criminally injurious conduct is reported to a law enforcement officer, in the law enforcement officer's capacity as a law enforcement officer, or another federal or state investigative agency;\n(e) the claimant or victim cooperates with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys in efforts to apprehend or convict the perpetrator of the alleged offense; and\n(f) the criminally injurious conduct occurred after December 31, 1986.\n(2) A compensation award may be made to a victim regardless of whether any individual is arrested, prosecuted, or convicted of the criminally injurious conduct giving rise to a compensation claim.\n(3)\n(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections (1)(d) and (e), a victim of sexual assault is not required to report the sexual assault to a law enforcement officer or another federal or state investigative agency or cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to be eligible for a compensation award under this section if:\n(i) the victim seeks assistance from an advocacy services provider, a criminal justice system victim advocate, or a nongovernment organization victim advocate; and\n(ii) the advocacy services provider, the criminal justice system victim advocate, or the nongovernment organization victim advocate completes a questionnaire, provided by the office, regarding the sexual assault.\n(b) Notwithstanding the requirement of Subsection (1)(e), a victim who has suffered strangulation in the course of interpersonal violence is not required to cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to be eligible for a compensation award under this section if the victim:\n(i) reports the strangulation to a law enforcement officer or another federal or state investigative agency after the strangulation occurs; or\n(ii) seeks medical care for the strangulation immediately after the strangulation occurs.","path":["Title 75E Criminal and Juvenile Justice Administration","Chapter 75E-5 Office For Victims Of Crime","Part 75E-5-3 Victim Compensation"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title75E/Chapter5/75E-5-S305.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"86c0d71236778767731a42e279aa94d3aa9aef998ffd081744db3f698791a3a2","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-75e-5-304","next":"us-ut/utah-code-75e-5-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}