Office of Crime Victim Services
Victims' Rights Amendment
Victims of crime. Section 9m. [As created April 1993] This
state shall treat crime victims, as defined by law, with fairness, dignity and
respect for their privacy. This state shall ensure that crime victims have all
of the following privileges and protections as provided by law:
♦ timely disposition of the case;
♦ the opportunity to attend court
proceedings unless the trial court finds sequestration is necessary to a fair
trial for the defendant;
♦ reasonable protection from the
accused throughout the criminal justice process;
♦ notification of court
proceedings;
♦ the opportunity to confer with
the prosecution;
♦ the opportunity to make a
statement to the court at disposition;
♦ restitution;
♦ compensation; and
♦ information about the outcome
of the case and the release of the accused.
The legislature shall provide remedies for the violation of this section.
Nothing in this section, or in any statute enacted pursuant to this section,
shall limit any right of the accused which may be provided by law.
History: 1993 J.R. 2, vote April 1993.
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