How to Apply for Crime Victim Compensation (Michigan) — Clinton County Guide
If you were harmed by a crime in Clinton County, Michigan's Crime Victim Compensation Fund may help cover certain costs. Here's what to gather and where to send your claim to get it right the first time.
Michigan's Crime Victim Compensation Fund provides financial assistance when a crime causes bodily harm or when you lose earnings or support because of what happened. Medical bills piling up? Missing work? Lost financial support from a loved one? This is the program Clinton County directs people to for help.
Note: Clinton County’s Victim Assistance Coordinator can help you with questions about the Crime Victim Compensation Fund and what to submit.
Documents
- ✓ Obtain the Crime Victim Compensation application form (PDF).
- ✓ Completely fill out the application form before you submit it.
- ✓ Get the form from the Crime Victim Services Commission, Clinton County’s office, a police or sheriff’s department, or a victim assistance agency.
- ✓ Itemized copies of every bill you want to claim.
- ✓ If you’ll need more medical treatment, ask your doctor for a written estimate of future expenses.
- ✓ Copies of insurance or Medicare benefit statements for all expenses you’re claiming.
- ✓ Copies of recent payroll check stubs.
- ✓ Disability statements from your doctor.
- ✓ A copy of the signed, itemized funeral bill.
- ✓ A therapist assessment.
- ✓ A treatment plan.
- ✓ An itemized bill or an estimate.
Once you've filled out the application and gathered documents supporting your claim, mail everything to: Crime Victim Services Commission, 320 S Walnut, Lansing, MI 48913.
Questions about filing or what to include? Call the Crime Victim Services Commission at 517-373-7373.
Deadline: Your claim must be filed with the Commission no later than 1 year after the occurrence of the crime.
Not sure which documents apply to your situation? Want someone to walk through it with you? Reach out to Clinton County's Victim Assistance Coordinator. They can answer questions about the fund and point you in the right direction.
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