§14-2A-5. Jurisdiction.
Any judge of the court of claims individually, or the court
of claims en banc, or any court of claims commissioner appointed
pursuant to section six of this article, shall have jurisdiction
to approve awards of compensation arising from criminally
injurious conduct, in accordance with the provisions of this
article, if satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the
requirements for an award of compensation have been met.