Georgia General Assembly - Crime Victims Compensation Program
104 Marietta Street NorthWest, Atlanta, 30303
(404) 657-2222 · more numbers below
This is Georgia's Crime Victims Compensation Program, part of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. It helps people hurt by violent crime pay for medical bills, counseling, funeral costs, lost income or support, and crime scene cleanup, up to $25,000 per victim. You can apply online or by mail.
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What they offer 11
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Advocate Service ProgramService
Program advocates are available to help victims with the compensation application process.
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Counseling Expense CompensationService
Pays back counseling costs related to a violent crime, up to $3,000. The counselor must be licensed.
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DUI Memorial Sign ProgramProgram
Next of kin of someone killed by an impaired driver can ask for a roadside memorial sign near the crash site. The program pays the state transportation department to put it up.
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Forensic Interviews ProgramProgram
Helps pay trained interviewers who talk with children or developmentally disabled adults about a crime they may have seen or lived through. Providers apply for payment.
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Forensic Medical Examination ProgramProgram
Pays hospitals and centers for forensic medical exams for sexual assault victims, so the victim is not billed. A victim can ask for the exam even if they do not work with police.
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Victims CompensationService
Helps pay costs after a violent crime, including medical bills, funeral costs, counseling, lost income or support, and crime scene cleanup. The most one victim can get is $25,000 for one crime.
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Victims Unclaimed RestitutionProgram
Helps victims or businesses collect court-ordered restitution money that nobody claimed. After two years, unclaimed money moves to the Crime Victims Emergency Fund, and the program tries to find the owner.
Grants
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Crime Scene Sanitization Reimbursement
Pays back crime scene and biohazard cleanup costs, up to $1,500. The cleanup must be done by a trained company.
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Funeral Expense Reimbursement
Helps pay funeral costs after a death caused by a violent crime, up to $6,000.
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Loss of Income or Support Reimbursement
Helps replace pay or financial support lost because of a violent crime. This includes family violence victims who depended on the offender for money.
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Medical, Dental, and Prescription Expense Reimbursement
Pays eligible medical and dental bills from a violent crime, including prescriptions and copays, up to $15,000.
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