13.31 - VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
13.31 VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
A victim assistance program is established in the department of
justice, which shall do all of the following:
1. Administer grants received under the federal Victims of Crime
Act pursuant to Pub. L. No. 98-473, title 2, ch. 14, 42 U.S.C. §
10601, as amended by the federal Children's Justice and Assistance
Act, Pub. L. No. 99-401, 100 Stat. 903 (1986).
2. Administer the state crime victim compensation program as
provided in chapter 915.
3. Administer the domestic abuse program provided in chapter 236.
4. Administer the family violence prevention and services grants
pursuant to the federal Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, Pub. L. No.
98-457, 42 U.S.C. § 10401.
5. Administer payment for sexual abuse medical examinations
pursuant to section 915.41.
6. Administer the violence against women program and grants
received pursuant to the federal Violence Against Women Act, Title IV
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Pub. L.
No. 103-322, 42 U.S.C. § 13701.
7. Administer an automated victim notification system as
authorized pursuant to section 915.10A. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 279, § 1; 90 Acts, ch 1251, § 1; 91 Acts, ch 181, §16;
98 Acts, ch 1090, § 58, 84; 2002 Acts, ch 1016, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 27,
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