Sec. 13. (a) Subject to subsection (b) and except as provided in subsection (c), benefits may not be awarded: (1) if the victim sustained the injury as a result of participating or assisting in, or attempting to commit or committing a criminal act; (2) if the injury occurred while the victim was a resident in a county, city, or federal jail or prison or in an institution operated by the department of correction; (3) if the victim profited or would have profited from the criminal act; (4) if, at the time the injury occurred, the victim was intoxicated and contributed to the commission of an unrelated felony; or (5) to a claimant who contributed to the injury or death of the victim. (b) If the victim is a dependent child or dependent parent of the person who commits a violent crime, compensation may be awarded where justice requires. (c) Benefits may be awarded to a person described in subsection (a)(4) who is the victim of a sex crime under IC 35-42-4 , a crime involving domestic or family violence (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-76 ), a crime of domestic violence (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-78 ), or incest (as defined in IC 35-46-1-3 ).
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