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United States — Florida
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Payments tied to this section create a debt to the state, and the court or parole commission can require that debt to be paid as a condition of probation or parole.
United States — Florida
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Fraudulently obtaining compensation under this chapter, or helping someone else do it, is a third-degree felony.
United States — Florida
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The department may award emergency responder death benefits to qualifying surviving family members, up to $50,000 per claim, and may set lower limits by rule.
United States — Florida
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The department may award limited crime-victim compensation for certain property losses, and it may later deny, reduce, or withdraw an award if the claimant or recipient did not cooperate as required.
United States — Florida
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Florida law lets the department grant relocation assistance payments to eligible victims of human trafficking, subject to proof, reporting, filing deadlines, and certification rules.
United States — Florida
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The department may award compensation for counseling and other mental health services to qualifying victims of online sexual exploitation or child pornography.
United States — Florida
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The department may award relocation assistance payments to a victim of domestic violence who needs immediate help to escape, but the claim is denied if the victim already received certain related relocation assistance for the same incident.
United States — Florida
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The department may give relocation assistance payments to eligible sexual battery victims, up to $1,500 per claim and $3,000 total lifetime.
United States — Florida
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Creates the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund and requires the department to administer it.
United States — Florida
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The department may apply for funds and submit required forms to federal agencies involved in a cooperative victim-compensation program.
United States — Florida
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Hospitals licensed under state law must post notice posters in their emergency room lobby or waiting area, and the Department of Legal Affairs must supply posters, application forms, and general information to hospitals and law enforcement agencies.
United States — Florida
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The department must pay for certain victims’ initial forensic physical examinations, and victims generally may not be billed for them.
United States — Florida
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The section states the Legislature’s intent to use civil restitution liens to help victims, the state, and local subdivisions recover losses from criminal acts.
United States — Florida
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This section defines key terms used in the act, including civil restitution lien, convicted offender, conviction, crime victim, damages or losses, local subdivisions, real or personal property, and sentence.
United States — Florida
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This section makes civil restitution liens enforceable through a civil restitution lien order and requires the court to enter such orders in favor of listed parties.
United States — Florida
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A crime victim suing a convicted offender can get liquidated damages equal to the actual damages award. Convicted offenders also owe set damages for incarceration and correctional costs after conviction, with different amounts for capital/life felonies and other offenses.
United States — Florida
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A civil restitution lien attaches to the convicted offender’s property, can be recorded, lasts 20 years from entry, and earns the interest rate set in s. 55.03.
United States — Florida
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Crime victims, the state, local subdivisions, and other aggrieved parties keep existing restitution remedies and may also seek a civil restitution lien order.
United States — Florida
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This section says the civil restitution lien act controls over conflicting law and that if part of the act is invalid, the rest can still be applied when possible.
United States — Florida
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The state and local subdivisions may seek recovery of certain damages and losses in civil actions or counterclaims.