OKLAHOMA
Crime Victims Compensation Board
District Attorneys Council
2200 Classen Blvd., Suite 1800
Oklahoma City, OK 73106-5811
(405) 264-5006 FAX: (405) 264-5097
1-800-745-6098
www.dac.state.ok.us
The District Attorneys Council provides offices and administrative staff and support for a three-person
board appointed by the governor. The program's central staff and board operate with the assistance of 27 district
attorneys' victim-witness coordinators, who gather reports and documents and prepare a verification report on
each application. The program was established in 1981. The program also administers a special "Murrah Fund"
to provide benefits to victims and surviving family members of the 1995 bomb blast at the Murrah Federal
Building. The program administers VOCA assistance grants as well.
Administrator: Suzanne Breedlove
Board: Richard Guse (chair), Jason Ledlow, Weldon Stout
FUNDING
Offender assessments fund the program as
follows: for violent felonies, assessments range
from $40-$10,000; for nonviolent felonies, $35-$1,000; for misdemeanors, $20-$300; and for
juvenile delinquents, $20-$2,000. The program
also receives any funds remaining in the Department of Corrections Restitution Accounting Fund
over three years from the date of receipt. The
program receives an annual VOCA grant.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Reporting period: 72 hours
Filing period: 1 year
Exceptions: For good cause, filing period may
extend no longer than 1 additional year
PROCEDURES
Applications are received by district
attorneys' offices, which gather information and
write verification report to be submitted to central
staff. Central staff reviews file, determines eligibility, and makes decision on claims less than
$2,500. All other claims go before the board.
Claim is barred from further action if there is no
activity within 3 years of the last board decision.
Appeals: The applicant has 30 days to
appeal to the board. If the board affirms the
decision, a further appeal may be taken in district
court.
BENEFITS
Maximum award: $20,000
Compensable Costs (with limits)
- Medical expenses
- Mental health counseling: $3,000 limit for
primary victims may be waived in extreme
cases. For families of homicide victims, limit
of $500 per person and $3,000 per family.
Complex or lengthy therapy is reviewed by
peer-review panel. Hourly limits are $110 for
M.D., $100 for Ph.D., $60 for L.C.S.W. for licensed professional counselor or marriage/
family therapist, $35 for unlicensed M.S.W.
working under supervision of licensed person
in licensed agency.
- Lost wages/support: no separate cap for vic-
tim's lost wages and support; up to $2,000 in
work loss for caregivers
- Funerals: $5,000
- Moving expenses: in extreme circumstances
- Replacement services: housekeeping and child
care
Crime-scene cleanup: up to $500 in homicides
Travel: to obtain medical assistance, provided
victim had to pay another party for the transportation
Rehabilitation
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