Who is eligible for victim compensation?

 

A:

The answer is a person who is a victim of a violent crime.   Indiana Code defines a violent crime as a felony or Class A misdemeanor that results in injury or death to the victim.   Persons eligible for assistance from the victim's assistance fund include:

*     An innoncent victim of any violent crime including a crash caused by an intoxicated driver.
*     A surviving spouse, dependent child or other legal dependent of an innocent victim having been killed as a result of any 
violent crime including a crash caused by an intoxicated driver.
*     A person who his injured or killed trying to prevent a violent crime or giving aid to a law enforcement officer.
*     Outpatient mental health counseling for sex crime victims or the immediate family members of a homicide victim.