South Dakota legislation · 2025 Regular Session
South Dakota SB96: Revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program.
Status: Introduced, January 24, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program.
From the introduced text:
An Act to revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 23A-28B-25 be AMENDED: 23A-28B-25. No claim for compensation may be awarded: (1) Unless an application for compensation is filed with the department within one year after the date of the personal injury or death and the personal injury or death was the result of a crime [DELETED: which had been] [ADDED: that was] reported to a law enforcement officer or agency within five days of its occurrence [ADDED: ,] or, if the crime could not reasonably have been reported within that period, within five days of the date when a report could reasonably have been made. The department may waive the [DELETED: one year] [ADDED: one-year] application requirement for good cause shown; (2) If the victim: (a) Engaged in conduct [DELETED: which] [ADDED: that] substantially contributed to the infliction of the victim's injury or death [ADDED: ,] or engaged in conduct [DELETED: which] [ADDED: that] the victim should reasonably have foreseen could lead to the injury or death. [DELETED: However, this] [ADDED: This] subsection does not apply to any victim defined in subsections 23A-28B-1(12)(b) [DELETED: and] [ to any victim who was a minor at the time the offense occurred;] or to …
Sponsors
- Sydney Davis (R, SD-017) · primary sponsor
- Mike Stevens (R, HD-018) · primary sponsor
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- David Kull (R, HD-002)
- Liz Larson (D, SD-010)
- Lauren Nelson (R, SD-018)
- Nicole Uhre-Balk (D, HD-032)
- Tim Walburg (R, HD-008)
- Kadyn Wittman (D, HD-015)
Common questions
- What is SB96?
- SB96 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program.
- What does SB96 do?
- In its own words: An Act to revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program.
- What is the status of SB96?
- Introduced as of January 24, 2025.
- Who sponsored SB96?
- Sydney Davis (R, SD-017), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB96?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/26003
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