Florida Office of the Attorney General

Provides financial compensation to eligible individuals who are victims of crime.

Benefits available:

Wage Loss for an employed victim who missed work as the result of a crime related injury or a parent/guardian who had to care for a minor child recovering from a crime related story. Loss of Support for persons who were principal dependent on a deceased victim who has employed and earned income, or who was eligible for reemployment assistance benefits, at the time of the crime. Disability allowance when the victim becomes permanently disabled as a result of the crime. Funeral/Burial expenses. Treatment Expenses for medical, non-medical remedial care, or other medically necessary services. Includes prescriptions, eyeglasses, dentures, or prosthetic devices needed as a result of the crime. Mental Health and grief counseling. Property Loss Reimbursement for victims age 60 or older disabled adults. The crime must be reported to the proper authorities within 72 hours and only certain types of tangible property are compensable. Domestic Violence Relocation assistance for victims who have an immediate need to escape a domestic violence environment. Sexual Battery Relocation assistance for victims who need to relocate due to a reasonable fear of their continued safety. Human Trafficking Relocation assistance for victims who have an urgent need to escape from an unsafe environment directly related to the human trafficking offense.

• CDBG Eligible Referral
  • Yes 

A surviving spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a deceased victim. A guardian applying for a minor, incompetent person, or little child or sibling of a dead victim. A little present at the scene of a crime who suffered a psychological or psychiatric injury due to the crime or a minor victim of child abuse who suffered a mental injury. A relative applying on behalf of a deceased victim when no other payment source for funeral expenses is available. And any other individual who was dependent for principal support upon a dead victim or intervenor.

Visit the website to download the application. Submit a completed and signed claim application by emailing vcintake@myfloridalegal.com, fax to (850) 414-5779, or mail the completed application to: The Capitol, PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050

To apply provide the following:

A completed and signed victim compensation claim application Law enforcement offense report documenting proof of a compensable crime Evidence of crime-related expenses (such as itemized bills), proof of third-party payments (such as insurance, restitution, judgments or settlements) For relocation benefits, a certification by a certified domestic violence shelter or rape crisis center (depending on benefit selection).

No fee.

State of Florida

https://www.myfloridalegal.com/victim-compensation

http://www.myfloridalegal.com

9/15/2023