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Abner J Mikva — Part 2
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ceased victim, that-persons other than the applicant were also
dependent on that victim for their support, it shall also (1)
name those persons in its order; (2) state the percentage
share of the total compensation award and the dollar amount
to which cach is entitled, and (3) order that those amounts
be paid to those persons directly or, in the case of a minor or
. incompetent, to his guardian or conservator, as the case
may be. |
Sro. 13. The Commission may on its own motion and
“shall' upon the written request of an applicant or other person
to whom compensation has been awarded set for hearing the
question whether and to what extent an award of compensa-
tion made under this Act should be modified. No -hearing need
be held, however, unless the written request states fact which
were not known to and by the exercise of reasonable diligence
could ‘not have been ascertained by the applicant or other
person, as the case may be, at the time of the entry of the
order sought fo be modified and which would have directly
affected the determination of whether or not compensation
should be awarded and, if so, the amount of that
' compensation, a
© §ec.:14. (a) The Commission may offer, ‘or;may award,
compensation on the condition that the applicant or other
‘recipient subrogate to the District of Columbia his rights to
25, collect damages from the assailant. In such a'case the District
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tions as are consistent with this Act and necessary to its
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‘SEc. 5. A person is entitled to compensation under this
Actit~ ute
(1) he is a victim as defined in section 2 of this Act,
or is.a person who ‘was dependent on a deceased ‘victim Of
a crime of violence for his support at the time of the death
of that victim; : at
{2) his pecuniary Joss :resulting from the injury or
death to the victim is $50 or more, as determined: undef
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(3) the appropriate law enforcement officials werd
notified of the perpetration of the crime allegedly caus“
ing the death or injury to the victim as soon after its per+
petration as was reasonably ‘practicable under. thé
circumstances; | pow
(4) the applicant has cooperated fully with law
enforcement officials in the apprehension and prosecution
of the assailant; pe
(5) the victim and his assailant were nob rélated
' nor of the same household; Soe te TE
1 ' (6) the injury to or the death of the victim was not
entirely attributable to his wrongful act or substantial
" -provocation by him of his assailant; and i. 7
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