Sec. 54-217. Emergency award pending final determination on claim.
Sec. 54-217. Emergency award pending final determination on claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 54-204 and 54-205, if it appears to the Office
of Victim Services, prior to taking action upon a claim, that such claim is one with
respect to which an award probably will be made and undue hardship will result to the
claimant if immediate payment is not made, the Office of Victim Services may make
an emergency award to the claimant pending a final determination on the claimant's
application, provided (1) the amount of such emergency award shall not exceed two
thousand dollars, (2) the amount of such emergency award shall be deducted from any
final award made to the claimant, and (3) the excess of the amount of such emergency
award over the final award, or the full amount of the emergency award if no final award
is made, shall be repaid by the claimant to the Office of Victim Services.
(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.)
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.