42 USC Ch. 112: Front Matter
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 112-VICTIM COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 112-VICTIM COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE
Sec.
10601.
Crime Victims Fund.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Fines deposited in Fund; penalties; forfeited appearance bonds.
(c)
Retention of sums in Fund; availability for expenditure without fiscal year limitation.
(d)
Availability for judicial branch administrative costs; grant program percentages.
(e)
Amounts awarded and unspent.
(f)
"Offenses against the United States" as excluding.
(g)
Grants for Indian tribes; child abuse cases.
10602.
Crime victim compensation.
(a)
Authority of Director; grants.
(b)
Eligible crime victim compensation programs.
(c)
Exclusion from income for purposes of means tests.
(d)
Definitions.
(e)
Relationship to certain Federal programs.
10603.
Crime victim assistance.
(a)
Grant authority of Director; chief executive of States; amount; insufficient funds.
(b)
Eligibility of program; factors; limitation on expending of sums.
(c)
Grants: purposes; distribution; duties of Director; reimbursement by Director.
(d)
Definitions.
10603a.
Child abuse prevention and treatment grants.
10603b.
Compensation and assistance to victims of terrorism or mass violence.
(a)
Victims of acts of terrorism outside United States.
(b)
Victims of terrorism within United States.
10603c.
Compensation to victims of international terrorism.
(a)
Definitions.
(b)
Award of compensation.
(c)
Annual report.
10604.
Administrative provisions.
(a)
Authority of Director to establish rules and regulations.
(b)
Recordkeeping.
(c)
Access of Director to books and records for purpose of audit and examination.
(d)
Revealing research or statistical information; prohibition; immunity from legal proceedings; permission; admission of information as evidence.
(e)
Discrimination prohibited.
(f)
Failure to comply with provisions; notice and hearing; power of Director.
(g)
Report.
(h)
Maintenance of effort.
10605.
Establishment of Office for Victims of Crime.
(a)
Office established within Department of Justice.
(b)
Appointment of Director; authority; restrictions.
(c)
Duties of Director.
10606.
Victims' rights.
(a)
Best efforts to accord rights.
(b)
Rights of crime victims.
(c)
No cause of action or defense.
10607.
Services to victims.
(a)
Designation of responsible officials.
(b)
Identification of victims.
(c)
Description of services.
(d)
No cause of action or defense.
(e)
Definitions.
10608.
Closed circuit televised court proceedings for victims of crime.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Limited access.
(c)
Restrictions.
(d)
Donations.
(e)
Construction.
(f)
"State" defined.
(g)
Rules.
(h)
Effective date.