(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to KRS 49.270 to 49.490: (a) A victim of criminally injurious conduct; (b) A surviving family member or personal representative of a victim of criminally injurious conduct who died as a direct result of the conduct; (c) Any other person dependent for his or her principal support upon a victim of criminally injurious conduct who died as a direct result of the crime; (d) Any person who is legally responsible for the medical expenses or funeral expenses of a victim; and (e) Any person acting as the primary caregiver for a victim of criminally injurious conduct. (2) No victim or dependent shall be denied compensation solely because he or she is a relative of the offender or was living with the offender as a family or household member at the time of the injury or death. However, the Crime Victims Compensation Board may award compensation to a victim or dependent who is a relative, family, or household member of the offender only if the board can reasonably determine the offender will not receive significant economic benefit or unjust enrichment from the compensation.
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