Criminal Injuries Compensation Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Criminal Injuries Compensation Act - Title I: Short Title and Definitions - Defines for the purposes of this Act, "child", "Commission", "dependents", "personal injury", "relative", and "victim". Title II: Establishment of Violent Crimes Compensation Commission - Establishes a three member Violent Crimes Compensation Commission. Sets forth the terms and provisions for compensation of its members. Directs the Commission to maintain an office for service of process within the District of Columbia. Enumerates the powers and procedures of the Commission with respect to, inter alia, hearings, subpenas, applications by those seeking relief, and the production and introduction of evidence. Provides that rules of admissability of evidence shall not apply. Makes a final judgment of a court of law conclusive evidence as to the Commission's proceedings. Limits any attorney's fee to 15 percent of the amount awarded the claimant, provided such award exceeds $1,000. Prescribes a penalty not to exceed $2,000 or one year's imprisonment, or both, for any attorney demanding or receiving a fee larger than allowed by this Act. Makes orders and decisions of the Commission final. Title III: Award and Pa…