Victim Compensation Program (cvcp)

Provides eligible victims with reimbursement for many crime-related expenses. Crimes that are covered by the board include:

• Assault with a deadly weapon
• Battery (when there is injury or threat of injury)
• Child abuse
• Child sexual assault
• Child endangerment and abandonment
• Domestic violence
• Driving under the influence
• Elder Abuse
• Hate Crimes
• Homicide
• Human Trafficking
• Hit-and-run
• Murder
• Online Harassment
• Robbery
• Sexual assault
• Stalking
• Sexual battery
• Terrorism
• Unlawful sexual intercourse (where there is injury or threat of injury)
• Vehicular manslaughter
• Other crimes that result in physical injury or a threat of physical injury to the victim

Finances cover medical and medical-related expenses for the victim, including dental expenses. Also covers outpatient mental health treatment or counseling. Other expenses covered include:

• Funeral and burial expenses.
• Wage or income loss up to five years following the date of the crime. If the victim is permanently disabled, wage or income loss may be extended.
• Support loss for legal dependents of a deceased or injured victim.
• Up to 30 days wage loss for the parent or legal guardian of a minor victim who is hospitalized or dies as a direct result of a crime.
• Medically necessary renovation or retrofitting of a home or vehicle for a person permanently disabled as a result of the crime.
• Home security installation or improvements up to $1,000.
• In-patient psychiatric hospitalization costs under dire or exceptional circumstances.
• Relocation expenses up to $3,418 per household.
• Crime scene cleanup up to $1,709 when a crime occurs in a residence or vehicle.
• Veterinary fees, or replacement costs for a guide, signal or service dog. (GC 13957(a)(10))
• Roundtrip mileage reimbursement from your residence to medical, dental or mental health appointments.
• Job retraining.