Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 54-204 and 54-205, if based upon a review of all information available, the Office of Victim Services determines that a claim is one with respect to which undue hardship will result to the claimant if payment is not expedited, the Office of Victim Services may expedite the processing of such claim.
(P.A. 79-505, S. 5, 7; P.A. 87-554, S. 16; P.A. 90-22, S. 2; P.A. 93-310, S. 15, 32; P.A. 03-189, S. 4; P.A. 10-43, S. 37; P.A. 17-99, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 87-554 changed “board” to “commission”; P.A. 90-22 increased maximum amount of emergency award from $500 to $1,000; P.A. 93-310 changed “commission on victim services” to “office of victim services”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 03-189 increased maximum amount of emergency award from $1,000 to $2,000 and made technical changes; P.A. 10-43 added provision re decision to make emergency award based upon review of all information then available to Office of Victim Services and conditioned finding that undue hardship will result if payment is not expedited, rather than if immediate payment is not made; P.A. 17-99 deleted provisions re appearance to office that award probably will be made and making of emergency award to claimant pending final determination on claimant's application with provision re office to expedite processing of claim, and made technical and conforming changes.
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