As a victim of a crime, you may have suffered medical, psychological and/or financial losses. Due to the nature of your case, you may qualify for help under the Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act, which is designed to assist crime victims with some of the financial hardships resulting from crime. If you wish to apply, your completed application must be accompanied by all bills incurred due to the crime, and if payment was made, documents showing what you have paid. We also request that you sign and date the enclosed consent form. It is important for you to know that the Crime Victim Compensation Board shall deduct from an award any payments received by you, or on your behalf, from a collateral source such as automobile or health insurance or through a civil remedy, excluding death and pension benefits. Furthermore, if any recovery from another source is received by you or on your behalf after an award is made by the Board, you must refund to the Victim Compensation Fund the lesser of the sums or the amount of the award, unless the total of both sums does not exceed the total loss (C.R.S. 24-4.1-116). Click below to download the application form, and please feel free to contact Jill Olsen at 970-542-3473 with any questions you may have.

Eligibility Requirements
1. The crime must be one in which the victim sustains mental or bodily injury, dies or suffers property damage to locks, windows or doors to residential property as a result of a compensable crime.
2. The victim must cooperate with law enforcement officials (district attorney, police, etc.)
3. The police were notified within 72 hours after the crime occurred.
4. The injury or death of the victim was not the result of the victim’s own wrongdoing or substantial provocation.
5. The victimization occurred on or after July 1, 1982.
6. The application for compensation must be submitted within one year from the date of the crime; six months for property damage claims.
NOTE: The Compensation Board MAY waive some of these requirements for good cause or in the interest of justice.

General Information
1. There does not have to be an arrest made for a victim to be eligible for compensation.
2. Compensation may be made for medical expenses, mental health counseling, dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids or other prosthetic or medical devices, loss of earnings, outpatient care, homemaker or home health services, funeral expenses, and loss of support to dependents.
3. Compensation for property damage may be awarded for the cost of replacement or repair to doors, locks or windows that are damaged during the commission of a crime.
4. By law, you must apply for all other available sources of financial assistance or reimbursement, including private insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.
5. Please attach all bills and receipts. You may apply even if you have not received any bills as of this date.
6. Your claim will be investigated and presented to the Victim Compensation Board. This process may take up to 60 days.
7. Total recovery may not exceed the statutory limit of $20,000. Compensation for some categories is limited by Board Policy.
8. Should your claim be denied, you have a right to appeal the Board’s decision and have the right to submit new or additional information related to the reason(s) for the Board’s denial or reduction of your claim. You may arrange for an appeal by contacting the Victim Compensation program within 30 days from the date in which you receive notice of the denial or reduction of your claim. If you request an appeal, further information concerning the appeal process will be mailed to you. In the event the denial is upheld by the Board, you have a right to have the board’s decision reviewed in accordance with the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure within 30 days.