---
title: "Check how the crime was reported before a compensation application"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/check-how-the-violence-was-reported-before-a-victims-application/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-KE20261022-12-US"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check how the crime was reported before a compensation application

> Record when and to whom the crime was reported, and any reason given for not cooperating with a law-enforcement request. Do not decide eligibility.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/check-how-the-violence-was-reported-before-a-victims-application/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Victims of Crime Support & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record when and to whom the crime was reported, and any reason given for not cooperating with a law-enforcement request. Do not decide eligibility. |
| What the lawyer must review | 34 U.S.C. § 20102(b)(2) requires an eligible crime victim compensation program to promote victim cooperation with the reasonable requests of law enforcement authorities, except if a program determines such cooperation may be impacted due to a victim's age, physical condition, psychological state, cultural or linguistic barriers, or any other health or safety concern that jeopardizes the victim's wellbeing. The section does not state a number of hours within which a report must be made. 18 U.S.C. § 3771 gives rights in a federal criminal case, including the right to confer with the attorney for the Government, and is not the compensation-program rule. You apply the state program's reporting rule, which was not opened, beside subsection (b)(2). |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check how the violence was reported before a victims application](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/check-how-the-violence-was-reported-before-a-victims-application.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record when and to whom the crime was reported, and any reason given for not cooperating with a law-enforcement request. Do not decide eligibility.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A state program may add a reporting deadline. That deadline is not in § 20102.
- Subsection (b)(8) limits compensation to a person convicted of a federal offense who is delinquent on a fine, penalty, or restitution. Read it before assuming every applicant can be paid.

## Sources

- [34 U.S.C. § 20102 (crime victim compensation)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/34/20102) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [18 U.S.C. § 3771 (crime victims' rights)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3771) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*