OAR 137-076-0034: Request to Withdraw or Close an Application

An applicant may request that their application for compensation be withdrawn or closed. A request for withdrawal or closure of an application must be made in writing. Once withdrawn or closed pursuant to this rule, the application will not thereafter be reopened unless the victim was a child when the compensable crime was committed, they are now an adult, and they wish to access the Department’s services. A request to reopen an application must come from the victim and must be made in writing. The request must specify why the application should be reopened. It is in the Department’s sole discretion whether to reopen the application.