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Under no condition shall a political subdivision be held liable for the payment of this sum.C\n\nNo claim shall be accepted under the provisions of this chapter when the crime that gave rise to such claim occurred prior to July 1, 1977.D\n\nSums available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund shall be used for the purpose of payment of the costs and expenses necessary for the administration of this chapter and for the payment of claims pursuant to this chapter.E\n\nAll revenues deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, and appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, shall be immediately available for the payment of claims.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231112,"text":"There is hereby created a special fund to be administered by the Comptroller, known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":231113,"text":"Whenever the costs provided for in &#xA7;&#xA7; 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, or &#xA7; 17.1-275.9 or subsections B or C of &#xA7; 16.1-69.48:1 are assessed, a portion of the costs, as specified in those sections, shall be paid over to the Comptroller to be deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. Under no condition shall a political subdivision be held liable for the payment of this sum.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":231114,"text":"No claim shall be accepted under the provisions of this chapter when the crime that gave rise to such claim occurred prior to July 1, 1977.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":231115,"text":"Sums available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund shall be used for the purpose of payment of the costs and expenses necessary for the administration of this chapter and for the payment of claims pursuant to this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":231116,"text":"All revenues deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, and appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, shall be immediately available for the payment of claims.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14498,"edition_id":1,"name":"Compensating Victims of Crime","identifier":"21.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:22","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:22","permalink":{"id":170139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14498,"identifier":"21.1","token":"19.2\/21.1","url":"\/19.2\/21.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55906,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.1","catch_line":"Findings; 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deferral of proceedings; restitution","url":"\/19.2-368.5\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.5","metadata":false},{"id":69624,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.5:1","catch_line":"Failure to perfect claim; denial","url":"\/19.2-368.5_1\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.5_1","metadata":false},{"id":79106,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.5:2","catch_line":"Effect of filing a claim; stay of debt collection activities by health care providers","url":"\/19.2-368.5_2\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.5_2","metadata":false},{"id":78054,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.6","catch_line":"Assignment of claims; investigation; hearing; confidentiality of records; decisions","url":"\/19.2-368.6\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.6","metadata":false},{"id":72327,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.7","catch_line":"Review by Commission","url":"\/19.2-368.7\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.7","metadata":false},{"id":79821,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.8","catch_line":"Reinvestigation of decision; reconsideration of award; judicial review","url":"\/19.2-368.8\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.8","metadata":false},{"id":69058,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.9","catch_line":"Emergency awards","url":"\/19.2-368.9\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.9","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":57112,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.17","catch_line":"Public information program","url":"\/19.2-368.17\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.17","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":69386,"structure_id":14498,"section_number":"19.2-368.2","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/19.2-368.2\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.2","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-368.18\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1976. 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 7 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 1978, chapter 413; in 1980, chapter 521; in 1985, chapter 230; in 1988, chapter 748; in 1993, chapter 434; in 1996, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0760\">760<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0976\">976<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0831\">831<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61806,"section_number":"16.1-69.48","catch_line":"Fees and fines","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.48\/"},{"id":71403,"section_number":"58.1-3176","catch_line":"Commissions on collections","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3176\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68913,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:1","catch_line":"Fixed fee for misdemeanors, traffic infractions and other violations in district court; additional fees to be added","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.48_1\/"},{"id":61643,"section_number":"17.1-275.1","catch_line":"Fixed felony fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.1\/"},{"id":87137,"section_number":"17.1-275.2","catch_line":"Fixed fee for felony reduced to misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.2\/"},{"id":60091,"section_number":"17.1-275.3","catch_line":"Fixed felony revocation fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.3\/"},{"id":87119,"section_number":"17.1-275.4","catch_line":"Fixed misdemeanor reduced from felony revocation fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.4\/"},{"id":78190,"section_number":"17.1-275.7","catch_line":"Fixed misdemeanor fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.7\/"},{"id":69998,"section_number":"17.1-275.8","catch_line":"Fixed drug misdemeanor fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.8\/"},{"id":59327,"section_number":"17.1-275.9","catch_line":"Fixed misdemeanor revocation fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170181,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63415,"identifier":"19.2-368.18","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.18","url":"\/19.2-368.18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-368.18\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.18","dublin_core":{"Title":"Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-368.18","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> There is hereby created a special fund to be administered by the Comptroller, known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. <a id=\"paragraph-231112\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.18\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Whenever the costs provided for in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fixed felony fee\" href=\"\/17.1-275.1\/\">17.1-275.1<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fixed fee for felony reduced to misdemeanor\" href=\"\/17.1-275.2\/\">17.1-275.2<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fixed felony revocation fee\" href=\"\/17.1-275.3\/\">17.1-275.3<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fixed misdemeanor reduced from felony revocation fee\" href=\"\/17.1-275.4\/\">17.1-275.4<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fixed misdemeanor fee\" href=\"\/17.1-275.7\/\">17.1-275.7<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fixed drug misdemeanor fee\" href=\"\/17.1-275.8\/\">17.1-275.8<\/a>, or &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fixed misdemeanor revocation fee\" href=\"\/17.1-275.9\/\">17.1-275.9<\/a> or subsections B or C of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fixed fee for misdemeanors, traffic infractions and other violations in district court; additional fees to be added\" href=\"\/16.1-69.48_1\/\">16.1-69.48:1<\/a> are assessed, a portion of the costs, as specified in those sections, shall be paid over to the Comptroller to be deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. Under no condition shall a political subdivision be held liable for the payment of this sum. <a id=\"paragraph-231113\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.18\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> No claim shall be accepted under the provisions of this chapter when the <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> that gave rise to such claim occurred prior to July 1, 1977. <a id=\"paragraph-231114\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.18\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Sums available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund shall be used for the purpose of payment of the costs and expenses necessary for the administration of this chapter and for the payment of claims pursuant to this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-231115\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.18\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> All revenues deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, and appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, shall be immediately available for the payment of claims. <a id=\"paragraph-231116\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.18\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION FUND (\u00a7 19.2-368.18)\n\nA. There is hereby created a special fund to be administered by the Comptroller,\nknown as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.\n\nB. Whenever the costs provided for in &#xA7;&#xA7; 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2,\n17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, or &#xA7; 17.1-275.9 or\nsubsections B or C of &#xA7; 16.1-69.48:1 are assessed, a portion of the costs,\nas specified in those sections, shall be paid over to the Comptroller to be\ndeposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. Under no condition shall\na political subdivision be held liable for the payment of this sum.\n\nC. No claim shall be accepted under the provisions of this chapter when the\ncrime that gave rise to such claim occurred prior to July 1, 1977.\n\nD. Sums available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund shall be used for\nthe purpose of payment of the costs and expenses necessary for the\nadministration of this chapter and for the payment of claims pursuant to this\nchapter.\n\nE. All revenues deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, and\nappropriated for the purposes of this chapter, shall be immediately available\nfor the payment of claims.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 605; 1978, c. 413; 1980, c. 521; 1985, c. 230; 1988, c. 748;\n1993, c. 434; 1996, cc. 760, 976; 2002, c. 831.","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}}