Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report.

Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses; work group. Provides that all medical fees expended in the gathering of evidence through anonymous trace evidence collection kit examinations conducted on victims complaining of strangulation pursuant to relevant law shall be paid by the Commonwealth through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (also known as the Virginia Victims Fund) administered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The bill states that such victims shall not be req…

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• Survivor (domestic or sexual violence)directModerate impactHigh certainty

  Victims of strangulation will have medical fees for evidence collection kits paid for by the Commonwealth through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.

  “Provides that all medical fees expended in the gathering of evidence through anonymous trace evidence collection kit examinations conducted on victims complaining of strangulation pursuant to relevant law shall be paid by the Commonwealth through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (also known as the Virginia Victims Fund) administered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.”· Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses; work group.