Section 1590.80  Technical Assistance

a)         Program Participants may request technical assistance from the ICJIA regarding whether a victim or witness and victim or witness' expenses are eligible for reimbursement through the Violent Crime Witness Protection Program, the process for requesting reimbursement under the Act, and allowable expenditures for the development and establishment of a violent crime witness protection program.

b)         The ICJIA will have exclusive authority to determine the manner and extent to which the ICJIA resources and personnel are utilized for technical assistance.

c)         ICJIA will be reimbursed from the Violent Crime Witness Protection Program Fund for costs associated with technical assistance provided under this Part.

d)         All requests for guidance must be made to the Violent Crime Witness Protection Program Fund Program Manager.

e)         Upon request and subject to the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act [725 ILCS 120] and other Illinois victim protection laws, the agency that requests guidance will make available to the ICJIA all records relating to the victim or witness, the related violent crime, and the need for protection.