To access the application, please read over the eligibility requirements  and click the check box below.

Eligible Victims

• A person who suffers physical or mental harm or death as a result of criminally injurious conduct committed within the State of Alabama.
• An Alabama resident that suffers personal injury or death as a result of criminally injurious conduct that occurs in a state that does not have a crime victims compensation program.

Eligible Claimaints

• A victim of criminally injurious conduct.
• A surviving spouse or the next of kin of a victim who has died because of criminally injurious conduct.
• A person authorized to act on behalf of a victim.

Additional Requirements

• The claim must be filed within one (1) year of the incident, or good cause must be submitted in writing.
• The crime must be reported to the proper law enforcement agency within 72 hours of the incident, or good cause must be submitted in writing.
• The victim or claimant must cooperate fully with law enforcement.
• The victim or claimant must not be the offender or an accomplice of the offender.
• No portion of the compensation shall unjustly benefit the offender.
• The victim must not have contributed to the offense.
• The victim will not be compensated if he/she has committed a criminal injury to another or he/she shall be convicted of a felony after applying for compensation.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or alien eligible for public benefits. Click here to view a list of documents accepted as proof of legal presence.