Reclamaciones para menores o personas incapaces en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si un niño o alguien que no puede cuidar de sí mismo sufre un daño por un crimen, su padre o tutor puede ayudar a pedir compensación. Tienen un tiempo limitado para hacerlo, generalmente hasta seis meses después del incidente o de que se entere del daño.

Es como si alguien rompiera un juguete de un niño y, para poder reemplazarlo, los padres tienen que pedir ayuda a la tienda antes de que pasen seis meses. Si se pasan de ese tiempo, ya no pueden reclamar el juguete nuevo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un niño de 10 años, es víctima de un robo. Su madre, como su tutora, tiene 180 días para presentar una reclamación al departamento correspondiente para recibir ayuda económica. Si ella se entera del robo el día después del incidente, tiene hasta seis meses para hacer la reclamación.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-3-1230. Claim filed on behalf of minor or incompetent; time limitations. (A) A claim may be filed by a person eligible to receive an award, as provided in Section 16-3-1210, or, if the person is an incompetent or a minor, by his parent or legal guardian or other individual authorized to administer his affairs. (B) A claim must be filed by the claimant not later than one hundred eighty days after the latest of the following events: (1) the occurrence of the crime upon which the claim is based; (2) the death of the victim; (3) the discovery by the law enforcement agency that the occurrence was the result of crime; or (4) the manifestation of a mental or physical injury is diagnosed as a result of a crime committed against a minor. (C) Upon good cause shown, the time for filing may be extended for a period not to exceed four years after the occurrence, diagnosed manifestation, or death. "Good cause" for the above purposes includes reliance upon advice of an official victim assistance specialist who either misinformed or neglected to inform a victim of rights and benefits of the Victim Compensation Fund but does not mean simply ignorance of the law. (D) Claims must be filed in the Department of Crime Victim Compensation with input from the board by conventional mail, facsimile, in person, or through another electronic submission mechanism approved by the director. The director shall accept for filing all claims submitted by persons eligible pursuant to subsection (A) and meeting the requirements as to the form of the claim contained in the form developed by the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation. HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 455, SECTION 2; 1984 Act No. 489, SECTION 1; 1989 Act No. 181,