What Is Reparations?
Reparations is financial assistance for victims of crimes involving injury or death such as: homicide, assault, robbery, domestic abuse, stalking, kidnapping, sexual assault, child abuse, criminal vehicular operation (CVO) and drunk driving.
Who Can Apply?
• Person who suffers a personal
injury (physical or emotional) or death as a result
of a crime.
• Person who is injured trying
to prevent a crime, apprehend a suspect or help a
police officer.
• Victim’s family members,
dependents, or estate.
• Person who has paid for some
of victim’s
services.
• Guardian, guardian ad litem,
conservator or authorized agent of any of these persons.
What are the Requirements for Reparations?
• Crime took
place in Minnesota (Exception: Minnesota resident
victimized in a country that does not have a compensation
program)
• Crime
reported to police within 30 days (Sexual assault & child abuse
are not subjected to the 30 days, but police report
still required)
• Full cooperation with police and city/county
attorney.
• File Reparations claim form within 3
years of the crime. (Child abuse claims need to be
filed within 3 years of the police report.)
• Victim’s behavior
cannot have contributed to the incident.
• Car accidents
must involve: alcohol or drugs, Criminal Vehicular
Operation (CVO), or Hit and Run.
• Submit all
expense to insurance company and HMO prior to filing
for Reparations.
(Reparations pays only expenses not covered by other
funding source)
What Can Reparations Help Pay?
• Funeral & Burial
Costs• Medical, Dental & Prescription Costs
• Mental
Health Counseling• Lost Financial Support for deceased
victim’s dependents.
• Lost Wages
• Substitute Child
Care and Professional Household Services
• Clean-up costs from
crime scene
• Costs to return abducted child
• Remodeling
of household for accessibility
REPARATION FORMS:
Somali
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/ojp/MCCVS/FinancialHelp/Publications/somali_claim_form.doc
English
http://www.ojp.state.mn.us/MCCVS/FinancialHelp/Publications/Reparations_Claim_Form.doc
REPARATIONS BROCHURES:
Financial Help for Victims of Violent Crime (Somali)
http://www.ojp.state.mn.us/MCCVS/Brochures/somali_financial_help_brochure.pdf
Financial Help for Victims of Violent Crime (English)
http://www.ojp. state.mn.us/publications/Brochures/financial_help_brochure.pdf
CONTACT:
Call 651-201-7300 or 1-888-622-8799
For questions, assistance, and copies of the Reparations
claim for mail, fax or email completed Reparations claim
forms to:
Minnesota Crime Victims Reparations Board
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 2300
St. Paul, MN 55101-1515
Fax: 651-296-5787
email: dps.justiceprograms@state.mn.us
Please visit the Office of Justice Programs website http://www.ojp.state.mn.us/
for additional information and resources.