YELLOW SHEET Office of the State Auditor of Missouri Claire McCaskill

November 10, 2004

Report No. 2004-84

Missouri state law authorizes the Crime Victims' Compensation Program to assist victims who suffer actual bodily harm as a direct result of a crime.  The program, adopted in 1981, is located within the Division of Workers' Compensation.   The program consists of the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund, the Services to Victims Fund, and the State Forensic Laboratory Fund.  The Crime Victims' Compensation Fund will pay a crime victim's actual losses for medical bills, lost earnings or support, and other miscellaneous expenses up to a maximum of $25,000, which are not reimbursed by any other means.

The Services to Victims Fund provides funding to local service providers, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and other public and private non-profit organizations to assist crime victims in Missouri.  The State Forensic Laboratory Fund provides financial assistance to defray expenses of crime laboratories.

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