Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142.10

withdrawal or reduction - Reconsideration.

A. Compensation shall not be awarded:

1. Unless the claim has been filed with the Crime Victims

Compensation Board within thirty (30) months after the injury or

death upon which the claim is based. If the victim is under a

mental or cognitive disability or is a child under eighteen (18)

years of age, the Board may use the date the criminal incident was

disclosed to a responsible adult when establishing whether or not

the claim was timely filed. In cases involving sexual assault of an

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adult eighteen (18) years of age or older, the Board may use the

date the sexual assault forensic evidence kit was tested when

establishing whether the claim was timely filed. The Board may, at

its discretion, extend the filing period beyond one (1) year upon a

showing of good cause or in all cases of sexual assault;

2. To a claimant who was the offender, or an accomplice of the

offender;

3. To another person if the award would unjustly benefit the

offender or accomplice; or

4. Unless after the criminally injurious conduct resulting in

injury or death:

a. such conduct was reported to a law enforcement officer

within seventy-two (72) hours after its occurrence,

b. in the case of sexual assault, the victim undergoes a

forensic medical examination within one hundred twenty

(120) hours after its occurrence, or

c. the Board finds there was good cause for the failure

to report the crime or obtain a forensic medical

examination within the time specified in subparagraph

a or b of this paragraph.

B. Compensation otherwise payable to a claimant shall be

diminished to the extent:

1. That the economic loss is recouped from collateral sources;

or

2. Of the degree of responsibility for the cause of the injury

or death attributable to the victim as determined by the Board.

Provided, a self-inflicted injury shall not be attributable to the

victim when the Board finds the injury is a direct result of the

crime committed against the victim.

C. The Board, upon finding that the claimant or victim has not

fully cooperated with appropriate law enforcement agencies, may

deny, withdraw or reduce an award of compensation. Victims of

sexual assault who undergo a forensic medical examination within one

hundred twenty (120) hours after the sexual assault shall be found

to have fully cooperated. The Board may extend this period of time

for good cause.

D. The Board, on its own motion or on request of the claimant,

may reconsider a decision granting or denying an award or

determining its amount. The motion or request to reconsider a

decision shall be made within six (6) months from the date of the

last action by the Board on the claim at issue. An order on

reconsideration of an award shall not require a refund of amounts

previously paid unless the award was obtained by fraud. The right

of reconsideration does not affect the finality of a Board decision

for the purpose of judicial review. On claims which are denied by

the Board, reconsideration may only be granted within six (6) months

of the last Board action.

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E. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall

not apply to claimants eligible for compensation pursuant to the

Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Act who make claims under the

Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Act.