N.Y. Executive Law Section 620
Declaration of policy and legislative intent

The legislature recognizes that many innocent persons suffer personal physical injury or death as a result of criminal acts. Such persons or their dependents may thereby suffer disability, incur financial hardships, or become dependent upon public assistance. The legislature finds and determines that there is a need for government financial assistance for such victims of crime. Accordingly, it is the legislature’s intent that aid, care and support be provided by the state, as a matter of grace, for such victims of crime.

Source: Section 620 — Declaration of policy and legislative intent, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EXC/620 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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