Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for assistance, a person must be a victim of a violent crime in Nevada, involving physical injury, threat of physical injury or death. Family members of a deceased victim of a crime may also be eligible.

The VOCP can help victims for crimes such as:

• Assault/Battery
• Sexual assault
• Domestic violence
• Physical abuse
• Child abuse
• Elder abuse
• Homicide
• Drunk driving

To qualify the following must be established:

• The crime must be reported to the police, child protective services, or other law enforcement agency within 5 days of the crime, unless the victim is physically or mentally unable to file within 5 days.
• The application must be submitted to the VOCP within two years of the crime. Minor victims of sexual assault, molestation or pornography have until age 21 to file an application.
• Victims must cooperate with law enforcement during the investigation and prosecution of the crime. Also, a victim cannot have participated in or been involved in committing the crime.
• Applicants must cooperate with the VOCP.