under this subsection (b-1) or subsection (b) of this Section.
(c) The applicant has cooperated with law enforcement officials in the apprehension
and prosecution of the assailant. If the applicant has obtained an order of protection or a
civil no contact order or has presented himself or herself to a hospital for sexual assault ev-idence
collection and medical care, such action shall constitute cooperation under this sub-section
(c).
(d) The applicant is not the offender or an accomplice of the offender and the award
would not unjustly benefit the offender or his accomplice.
(e) The injury to or death of the victim was not substantially attributable to his own wrongful
act and was not substantially provoked by the victim.
(Source: P.A. 95-250, eff. 1-1-08; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)
(740 ILCS 45/7.1) (from Ch. 70, par. 77.1) Sec. 7.1. Contents of Application for Compensation.
(a) The application shall set out:
(1) the name and address of the victim;
(2) if the victim is deceased, the name and address of the applicant and his
relationship to the victim, the names and addresses of other persons dependent on
the victim for their support and the extent to which each is so dependent, and other
persons who may be entitled to compensation for a pecuniary loss;
(3) the date and nature of the crime on which the application for compensation
is based;
(4) the date and place where and the law enforcement officials to whom notification of
the crime was given;
(5) the nature and extent of the injuries sustained by the victim, and the names and ad-dresses
of those giving medical and hospitalization treatment to the victim;
(6) the pecuniary loss to the applicant and to such other persons as are specified under
item (2) resulting from the injury or death;
(7) the amount of benefits, payments, or awards, if any, payable under:
(a) the Workers’ Compensation Act,
(b) the Dram Shop Act,
(c) any claim, demand, or cause of action based upon the crime-related injury
or death,
(d) the Federal Medicare program,
(e) the State Public Aid program,
(f) Social Security Administration burial benefits,
(g) Veterans administration burial benefits,
(h) life, health, accident or liability insurance,
(i) the Criminal Victims’ Escrow Account Act, or
(j) from any other source.
(8) releases authorizing the surrender to the Court of Claims or Attorney
General of reports, documents and other information relating to the matters specified
under this Act and rules promulgated in accordance with the Act.
(9) such other information as the Court of Claims or the Attorney General
reasonably requires.
(b) The Attorney General may require that materials substantiating the facts stated in
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