Fla. Stat. 960.09
Determination of claims

(1)

The department shall have authority to allow, deny, controvert, and litigate claims made against it and to delegate to the Crime Victims’ Services Office such authority.

(2)

The action of the department or the Crime Victims’ Services Office in allowing, denying, or controverting a claim shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 120.

(3)

If the department or the Crime Victims’ Services Office denies or controverts the claim, the right to reimbursement under this chapter shall be barred unless an application for a hearing thereon is filed with the department or the Crime Victims’ Services Office at its office in Tallahassee within 60 days after notice to the claimant of such denial or controversion. When such application for a hearing is filed in a timely manner, the claim shall be referred to a hearing officer designated by the Attorney General for determination by a hearing held pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57.

(4)

Any claim pending before the Division of Administrative Hearings but not heard before July 1, 1992, shall be referred to the Department of Legal Affairs for hearing pursuant to subsection (3).

Source: Section 960.09 — Determination of claims, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0960.­09 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

960.01
Short title 960.001
Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems 960.02
Declaration of policy and legislative intent 960.03
Definitions 960.003
Hepatitis and HIV testing for persons charged with or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed certain offenses 960.05
Crime Victims’ Services Office 960.07
Filing of claims for compensation 960.09
Determination of claims 960.12
Emergency awards 960.13
Awards 960.14
Manner of payment 960.15
Records 960.0015
Victim’s right to a speedy trial 960.16
Subrogation 960.17
Award constitutes debt owed to state 960.18
Penalty for fraud 960.21
Crimes Compensation Trust Fund 960.0021
Legislative intent 960.22
Application for federal funds 960.23
Notice of provisions of this chapter 960.28
Payment for victims’ initial forensic physical examinations 960.29
Legislative findings and intent 960.045
Department of Legal Affairs 960.065
Eligibility for awards 960.194
Emergency responder death benefits 960.195
Awards to elderly persons or disabled adults for property loss 960.196
Relocation assistance for victims of human trafficking 960.197
Assistance to victims of online sexual exploitation and child pornography 960.198
Relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence 960.199
Relocation assistance for victims of sexual battery 960.291
Definitions 960.292
Enforcement of the civil restitution lien through civil restitution lien order 960.293
Determination of damages and losses 960.294
Effect of civil restitution liens 960.295
Civil restitution lien supplemental to other forms of restitution available to lienholder 960.296
Construction and severability 960.297
Authorization for governmental right of restitution for costs of incarceration 960.298
Priority of liens

Current through Fall 2025

§ 960.09. Determination of claims's source at flsenate​.gov