The California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) provides compensation to victims and their families after all available reimbursement and recovery sources are used, including medical insurance, disability insurance, employer benefits and civil suits.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Residency
Must be a California resident at the time of crime, or
A non-resident victimized in California
WHO MAY QUALIFY:
Direct Victim: A direct victim is the individual who is the victim of a qualifying crime. Sometimes a witness to a crime is considered a direct victim,
Derivative Victim: A derivative victim is an individual with a relationship to a direct victim who has expenses or needs services because that person's injury or death. This can be a spouse, parent, sibling, child, grandchild, grandparent, domestic partner, roommate or caretaker of a minor victim, after the crime.
WHAT CRIMES ARE COVERED:
Assault with a deadly weapon, battery, child abuse, child sexual assault, child endangerment and abandonment, domestic violence, driving under the influence, elder abuse, hate crimes, homicide, human trafficking, hit and run, kidnapping, murder, online harassment, rape, robbery, sexual assault, stalking, sexual battery, terrorism, vehicular manslaughter, other crimes that result in physical injury or a threat of physical injury to the victim.
For more information call CalVCB at 1-800-777-9229 or visit www.victims.ca.gov.
