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The ombudsman shall report directly to the Commission.B\n\nThe ombudsman shall ensure that all parties, including service providers and Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund personnel, are acting in the best interests of the crime victim. The ombudsman shall also provide assistance to crime victims in filling out the necessary forms for compensation and obtaining necessary documentation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":264229,"text":"The Commission shall employ a crime victims&#8217; ombudsman and adequate staff to facilitate the prompt review and resolution of crime victim compensation claims and to assure that crime victims&#8217; rights are safeguarded and protected during the claims process. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0484\">484<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":170193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73425,"identifier":"19.2-368.3:1","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.3_1","url":"\/19.2-368.3_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-368.3_1\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.3_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Crime victims&#8217; ombudsman","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-368.3:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall employ a <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">victims<\/span>&#8217; ombudsman and adequate staff to facilitate the prompt review and resolution of <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">victim<\/span> compensation claims and to assure that <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">victims<\/span>&#8217; rights are safeguarded and protected during the claims process. The ombudsman shall report directly to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-264229\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.3_1\/#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> The ombudsman shall ensure that all parties, including service providers and Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund personnel, are acting in the best interests of the <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">victim<\/span>. The ombudsman shall also provide assistance to <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">victims<\/span> in filling out the necessary forms for compensation and obtaining necessary documentation. <a id=\"paragraph-264230\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-368.3_1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIME VICTIMS&#8217; OMBUDSMAN (\u00a7 19.2-368.3:1)\n\nA. The Commission shall employ a crime victims&#8217; ombudsman and adequate\nstaff to facilitate the prompt review and resolution of crime victim\ncompensation claims and to assure that crime victims&#8217; rights are\nsafeguarded and protected during the claims process. The ombudsman shall report\ndirectly to the Commission.\n\nB. The ombudsman shall ensure that all parties, including service providers and\nCriminal Injuries Compensation Fund personnel, are acting in the best interests\nof the crime victim. The ombudsman shall also provide assistance to crime\nvictims in filling out the necessary forms for compensation and obtaining\nnecessary documentation.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 484.","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}}