CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 19.2-368.19)

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings unless the context requires otherwise:”Defendant” means any
person who pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is found not guilty by reason
of insanity with respect to a felony resulting in physical injury to or death of
another person.”Division” means the Division of Crime Victims’
Compensation.”Interested party” means the victim, the defendant, and
any transferee of proceeds due the defendant under a contract, the person with
whom the defendant has contracted, the prosecuting attorney for the
Commonwealth, and the Division of Crime Victims’
Compensation.”Victim” means a person who suffers personal, physical,
mental, emotional, or pecuniary loss as a direct result of a crime and includes
the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the victim.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 549; 1992, c. 681.