# Title 94 — Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of

## Article 94-03 — Crime Victims Compensation

## Chapter 94-03-01 — General Administration

### § 94-03-01-01. Organization and functions.

1. History. The Uniform Crime Victims Reparation Act was enacted in 1975 and was codified in
North Dakota Century Code chapter 65-13 under the administration of the workmen's
compensation bureau. In 1993 the Legislative Assembly transferred the administration of the
crime victims reparations to the division of adult services of the department of corrections and
rehabilitation and was codified in North Dakota Century Code chapter 54-23.4. In 1995 the
Legislative Assembly renamed the Crime Victims Reparations Act the Crime Victims
Compensation Act. The Crime Victims Compensation Act provides compensation and
assistance to innocent victims who have suffered bodily injury or death caused by criminally
injurious conduct, or to their dependents.
2. Functions. The director of administrative services of the division of adult services supervises
the administration of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The crime victims compensation
fund administrator manages the crime victims compensation fund and all claims for
compensation.
3. Inquiries. All inquiries, requests for records, and correspondence is to be addressed to the
crime victims compensation fund administrator as follows:
Crime Victims Compensation Fund
North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 1898
Bismarck, ND 58502-1898
History: Effective January 1, 2017.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 54-23.4-04
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-02
