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The Board, under most circumstances, may pay up to $7,500 for the funeral, burial or memorial service of a deceased victim after other available sources of payment, if any, have been applied.
The Board can pay for most expenses related to a funeral, burial or memorial service of a deceased victim.
However the Board cannot pay for:
- Alcoholic beverages;
- Coroner's charges; (GC § 27472)
- Finance or interest charges or processing fees on a funeral/burial bill;
- Hospitality costs (banquets, family dinners, wakes or any other hospitality cost);
- Memorial services beyond those usual and customary within the culture of the deceased victim;
- A pre-purchased funeral or grave; or
- Telephone calls
The person responsible for paying for the victim's funeral arrangements should file the application for funeral and burial benefits. The Board cannot accept applications filed directly by a service provider such as a mortuary, funeral home, or cemetery (CCR § 649.2)
The VCP cannot pay the expenses of a person who is on felony probation, on parole, in jail or in prison. A person who is not a felon can be reimbursed for funeral expenses even though the victim was a felon.
For information on cemetery and funeral burial services or to find a licensed provider, visit the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. |
