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Code · Utah · Title 63M — Governor's Programs · Chapter 7

Renumbered 7/1/2026

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Effective 10/14/2025
Renumbered 7/1/2026
63M-7-509. Grounds for eligibility.
(1)A victim is eligible for a reparations award under this part if:
(a)the claimant is:
(i)a victim of criminally injurious conduct;
(ii)a dependent of a deceased victim of criminally injurious conduct; or
(iii)a representative acting on behalf of one of the above;
(i)the criminally injurious conduct occurred in Utah; or
(ii)the victim is a Utah resident who suffers injury or death as a result of criminally injurious conduct inflicted in a state, territory, or country that does not provide a crime victims' compensation program;
(c)the application is made in writing in a form that conforms substantially to that prescribed by the office;
(d)the criminally injurious conduct is reported to a law enforcement officer, in the law enforcement officer's capacity as a law enforcement officer, or another federal or state investigative agency;
(e)the claimant or victim cooperates with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys in efforts to apprehend or convict the perpetrator of the alleged offense; and
(f)the criminally injurious conduct occurred after December 31, 1986.
(2)A reparations award may be made to a victim regardless of whether any individual is arrested, prosecuted, or convicted of the criminally injurious conduct giving rise to a reparations claim.
(a)Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections (1)(d) and
(e), a victim of sexual assault is not required to report the sexual assault to a law enforcement officer or another federal or state investigative agency or cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to be eligible for a reparations award under this section if:
(i)the victim seeks assistance from an advocacy services provider, a criminal justice system victim advocate, or a nongovernment organization victim advocate; and
(ii)the advocacy services provider, the criminal justice system victim advocate, or the nongovernment organization victim advocate completes a questionnaire, provided by the office, regarding the sexual assault.
(b)Notwithstanding the requirement of Subsection (1)(e) , a victim who has suffered strangulation in the course of interpersonal violence is not required to cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to be eligible for a reparations award under this section if the victim:
(i)reports the strangulation to a law enforcement officer or another federal or state investigative agency after the strangulation occurs; or
(ii)seeks medical care for the strangulation immediately after the strangulation occurs.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session
Amended by Chapter 11 , 2025 Special Session 1
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