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Disclaimer

NCVLI provides technical assistance only. NCVLI does not provide legal advice.

Nothing stated or submitted via this website is privileged. Do not provide any confidential or private information to NCVLI at any time. Please be aware that NCVLI may be required by law in some instances to report possible abuse committed against vulnerable populations, including children and older adults, which may require disclosure of information you provide to NCVLI in this form.

Any technical assistance NCVLI provides does not substitute for independent research, analysis, or determination of the facts of any particular situation or the law. Answering the questions in the form below does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and NCVLI. The information you provide is collected solely for the purpose of facilitating a response to your request. NCVLI will not distribute any personally identifiable information that you provide to other entities without your express consent. NCVLI may, at times, share de-identified information for purposes of reporting about our work and aggregate data for purposes of analysis.

Due to the high volume of requests that NCVLI receives, priority is given to requests from Enhanced NAVRA members, partners on NCVLI’s funded projects, and requests regarding rights enforcement tied to cases in active litigation. Your request will be acknowledged and then reviewed for determination of what, if any, assistance NCVLI can provide. You will be notified regarding that assessment within 14 days from submitting this form.

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INFORMATION FOR VICTIMS

If you are a victim seeking help, please note that NCVLI generally does not provide direct legal representation and cannot give legal advice. For this reason we will only respond to requests submitted by victims’ rights attorneys, advocates, and other allied professionals. To find resources as a victim please use the following databases:

NCVLI’s Victim Resource Database (Please note that our database is currently undergoing widespread updates and corrections.)

Office for Victims of Crime Database

Victim Connect Database

If you are in need of an attorney, a number of different organizations have compiled links to legal resources that can assist with finding an attorney nationwide. The American Bar Association’s FindLegalHelp.org website, for example, includes information that can assist with finding an attorney who could help on a range of different legal issues (https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_services/flh-home/). Many state bar associations also offer lawyer referral services that may be able to help connect you with an attorney.

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Are you an Enhanced Member of NCVLI's National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys & Advocates (NAVRA)?* Are you an Enhanced Member of NCVLI's National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys & Advocates (NAVRA)?* Yes No

I have read the above information and understand that NCVLI only responds to requests submitted by victims’ rights attorneys, advocates, and other allied professionals.* I have read the above information and understand that NCVLI only responds to requests submitted by victims’ rights attorneys, advocates, and other allied professionals.* Yes

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Does your organization/employer/office receive funding from any of the following sources? If so, identify which one(s).* Does your organization/employer/office receive funding from any of the following sources? If so, identify which one(s).* Equal Justice Works OVC OVW Other (specify below)

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How did you find out about NCVLI? Select all that apply.* How did you find out about NCVLI? Select all that apply.* Brochure/Newspaper Educational Materials Individual (specify below) Law School NCVLI - NCVLI is Assigned TTA Provider NCVLI - Previously Received NCVLI's Assistance NCVLI - Other Existing Relationship with NCVLI Non-Profit/Service Organization (specify below) Referral (specify below) Search Engine Social Media Training (specify below) Other (specify below)

Additional information regarding how you found out about NCVLI (if Individual, Organization, Referral, Training, or Other selected above):

What type of assistance are you requesting?*

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If you are requesting assistance with a legal issue, which stage of the proceedings does your request implicate?*

Other stage of proceedings (if selected above):

Brief description of request (do not provide NCVLI with individually identifiable information).*

What is the PRIMARY victim legal issue you are requesting assistance with?* What is the PRIMARY victim legal issue you are requesting assistance with?* Right to accommodation Right to assert and seek enforcement of rights (standing) Right to access information/records/reports Right to confer Right to counsel Right to equal protection Right to fairness/due process Right to freedom from search/seizure Right to be heard Right to information Right to language access Right to notice Right to be present Right to privacy Right to prompt disposition Right to protection Right to refuse deposition/discovery/interview Right to restitution Right to support person Other (specify below)

Other primary victim legal issue (if selected above):

Do you have any deadlines and/or timing constraints?* Do you have any deadlines and/or timing constraints?* Yes No

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What is/are the predominant victim population(s) impacted by your request?* Select all that apply. What is/are the predominant victim population(s) impacted by your request?* Select all that apply. All Children Female Immigrant Indigenous International LGBTQIA+ Male Military/MilitaryConnected National Origin (specify below) Non-Binary Older Adults Persons of Color People with Disabilities Religious Group (specify below) Student - K-12 Student - College/University Other (specify below)

Additional impacted victim population information (if Religious Group, National Origin or Other selected above):

What jurisdiction is impacted by your request?* What jurisdiction is impacted by your request?* Campus Federal Federal + State International Military (specify branch of service below) State U.S. Territory Tribal (specify tribal community below) Other (specify below)

Additional jurisdiction information (if Military, Tribal or Other selected above):

Additional questions if your request is related to a particular case or victimization; if not, you may answer N/A below. Additional questions if your request is related to a particular case or victimization; if not, you may answer N/A below. N/A

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What criminal offense or conduct is responsible for the underlying victimization? Select all that apply.* What criminal offense or conduct is responsible for the underlying victimization? Select all that apply.* Assault/Battery (non-sexual) Bias/Hate Crime DUI/DWI Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence Fraud Harassment Homicide Identity Theft Kidnapping Nonconsensual Images Property Theft - Robbery Property Theft - Other Sexual Abuse/Assault Sexual Abuse Imagery Stalking Trafficking - Labor Trafficking - Sex Other (specify below) N/A

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