Chapter 9: Crime Victim Services Commission and Compensation Awards

9.1Crime Victim Services Commission (CVSC)

The Michigan Crime Victim Services Commission (CVSC) is a state agency within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) charged with providing funding and services to crime victims in Michigan.1 DHHS, Crime Victim Services.

The CVSC’s responsibilities include administering the state’s crime victim compensation program, federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) victim assistance grants, assessment collections, and the disbursements from the crime victim’s rights fund; and providing training and technical assistance for victim advocates in public and private agencies throughout Michigan. MCL 18.353 (powers and duties of commission); MCL 780.903 (duties of commission); MCL 780.906–MCL 780.907 (disbursement of funds to pay for crime victim rights services).

For information on the CVSC in general, including its contact information, see the DHHS, Crime Victim Services.

1    The CVSC was formerly the Crime Victims Compensation Board. See MCL 18.352(1) (“[t]he crime victims compensation board formerly created within the department of management and budget under [MCL 18.352] is renamed the [CVSC][]”).