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I, c. 178; 2023, c. 564; 2025, cc. 225, 244.","full_text":"No award shall be made unless the Commission finds that:\n\n1\n\nA crime was committed;2\n\nSuch crime directly resulted in an individual becoming a victim as defined in &#xA7; 19.2-368.2, on whose behalf a claim is filed; and3\n\nPolice or court records show that such crime was promptly reported to the proper authorities. In determining if such crime was promptly reported, the Commission shall consider (i) any police records; (ii) the victim&#8217;s physical, emotional, mental, and family situation; and (iii) the existence of a permanent protective order, issued pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-279.1 or 19.2-152.10, for the victim or other persons eligible for awards as identified in &#xA7; 19.2-368.4 from the person responsible for the qualifying crime. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to claims of sexual abuse.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204944,"text":"No award shall be made unless the Commission finds that:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":204945,"text":"A crime was committed;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":204946,"text":"Such crime directly resulted in an individual becoming a victim as defined in &#xA7; 19.2-368.2, on whose behalf a claim is filed; and","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":204947,"text":"Police or court records show that such crime was promptly reported to the proper authorities. In determining if such crime was promptly reported, the Commission shall consider (i) any police records; (ii) the victim&#8217;s physical, emotional, mental, and family situation; and (iii) the existence of a permanent protective order, issued pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-279.1 or 19.2-152.10, for the victim or other persons eligible for awards as identified in &#xA7; 19.2-368.4 from the person responsible for the qualifying crime. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 605 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 215; in 1985, chapter 446; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0855\">855<\/a>; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0683\">683<\/a>; in 2023, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0564\">564<\/a>; in 2025, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0225\">225<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0244\">244<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76311,"section_number":"19.2-368.11:1","catch_line":"Amount of award","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.11_1\/"},{"id":57112,"section_number":"19.2-368.17","catch_line":"Public information program","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.17\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62456,"section_number":"16.1-279.1","catch_line":"Protective order in cases of family abuse","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-279.1\/"},{"id":83461,"section_number":"19.2-152.10","catch_line":"Protective order","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.10\/"},{"id":69386,"section_number":"19.2-368.2","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.2\/"},{"id":68295,"section_number":"19.2-368.4","catch_line":"Persons eligible for awards","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170145,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55954,"identifier":"19.2-368.10","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.10","url":"\/19.2-368.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-368.10\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"When awards to be made; reporting crime to law enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-368.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No award shall be made unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> finds that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> was committed; <a id=\"paragraph-204945\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.10\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Such <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> directly resulted in an individual becoming a <span class=\"dictionary\">victim<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/19.2-368.2\/\">19.2-368.2<\/a>, on whose behalf a claim is filed; and <a id=\"paragraph-204946\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.10\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Police or <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> records show that such <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> was promptly reported to the proper authorities. In determining if such <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> was promptly reported, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall consider (i) any police records; (ii) the <span class=\"dictionary\">victim<\/span>&#8217;s physical, emotional, mental, and family situation; and (iii) the existence of a permanent protective <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>, issued pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Protective order in cases of family abuse\" href=\"\/16.1-279.1\/\">16.1-279.1<\/a> or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Protective order\" href=\"\/19.2-152.10\/\">19.2-152.10<\/a>, for the <span class=\"dictionary\">victim<\/span> or other persons eligible for awards as identified in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Persons eligible for awards\" href=\"\/19.2-368.4\/\">19.2-368.4<\/a> from the person responsible for the qualifying <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span>. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to claims of <span class=\"dictionary\">sexual abuse<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-204947\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.10\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN AWARDS TO BE MADE; REPORTING CRIME TO LAW ENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 19.2-368.10)\n\nNo award shall be made unless the Commission finds that:\n\n1. A crime was committed;\n\n2. Such crime directly resulted in an individual becoming a victim as defined in\n&#xA7; 19.2-368.2, on whose behalf a claim is filed; and\n\n3. Police or court records show that such crime was promptly reported to the\nproper authorities. In determining if such crime was promptly reported, the\nCommission shall consider (i) any police records; (ii) the victim&#8217;s\nphysical, emotional, mental, and family situation; and (iii) the existence of a\npermanent protective order, issued pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-279.1 or 19.2-152.10,\nfor the victim or other persons eligible for awards as identified in &#xA7;\n19.2-368.4 from the person responsible for the qualifying crime. The provisions\nof this subdivision shall not apply to claims of sexual abuse.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 605; 1977, c. 215; 1985, c. 446; 2001, c. 855; 2005, c. 683;\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 178; 2023, c. 564; 2025, cc. 225, 244.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}