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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-1k (2025)

“Victim of crime”, “crime victim”, defined

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Except as otherwise provided by the general statutes, “victim of crime” or “crime victim” means an individual who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as a result of a crime and includes immediate family members of a minor, incompetent individual or homicide victim and a person designated by a homicide victim in accordance with section 1-56r.

(P.A. 97-257, S. 6, 13; P.A. 02-105, S. 11.)

History: P.A. 97-257 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 02-105 added a person designated by a homicide victim to definition.

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Sec. 1-1l. Holocaust victims' settlement payments excluded from income for purposes of needs-based programs. Any Holocaust victims' settlement payment, as defined in subdivision (35) of section 12-701, to a Holocaust victim, as defined in subdivision (36) of section 12-701, shall be excluded from any calculation of income for purposes of determining the eligibility for, or the benefit level of, such individual in any needs-based program under the general statutes or determining the ability of such individual to repay benefits to the state as a legally liable relative of a recipient of assistance under such program.

(P.A. 00-82, S. 5, 6.)

History: P.A. 00-82 effective May 26, 2000, and applicable to applications for state assistance pending on or after said date.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: State v. Damato - Kushel, 173 A.3d 357 (Conn. 2017).
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State v. Damato - Kushel, 173 A.3d 357 (Conn. 2017). · cites it 2× “" General Statutes § 1-1k defines "victim of crime" as "an individual who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as a result of a crime and includes immediate family members of a minor, incompetent individual or homicide victim and a person designated…”
State v. Damato - Kushel, No. SC19872 (Conn. Dec. 5, 2017). · cites it 2× “’’ 6 General Statutes § 1-1k defines ‘‘victim of crime’’ as ‘‘an individual who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as a result of a crime and includes immediate family members of a minor, incompetent individual or homicide victim and a person…”
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