Oklahoma § 21-142.5 - Powers of Board relating to claims for compensation Office and staff support

§ 21-142.5. Powers of Board relating to claims for compensation Office and staff support

A. The Crime Victims Compensation Board shall award

compensation for economic loss arising from criminally injurious

conduct if satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the

requirements for compensation have been met. The Administrator of

the Crime Victims Compensation Board may determine initial victims'

claims and any victim's claim up to Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00). The Board may delegate any other victim's claim to

the Administrator of the Crime Victims Compensation Board at their

discretion. The claimant shall have a right of appeal to the Board

for any claim in dispute.

B. The Board shall hear and determine all matters relating to

claims for compensation of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more

and may hear claims under Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The

Board shall be able to reinvestigate or reopen claims without regard

to statutes of limitation. However, claims that have been inactive

for a period of more than three (3) years from the date of the last

action by the Board shall be deemed closed and any further action

forever barred. Claim files may be destroyed after a claim is

closed. Claims which have been declined may be destroyed after nine

(9) months, following the last Board action, provided the claimant

has not notified the Board of any intentions to request

reconsideration of the claim.

C. The Board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, compel

their attendance, require the production of records and other

evidence, administer oaths or affirmations, conduct hearings and

receive relevant evidence.

D. The Board shall be provided such office, support, staff and

secretarial services as determined by the District Attorneys

Council.

Added by Laws 1981, c. 93, § 5. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 348, § 9,

eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 93, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws

1993, c. 325, § 6, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1999, c. 177, § 3,

eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2007, c. 171, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.