Victims' Bill of w88 bet

Victims' w88 bet

1. Each person who is the victim of a crime is entitled to the following w88 bet:
   1. To be treated with fairness and respect for his or her privacy and dignity, and to be free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse, throughout the criminal or juvenile justice process.
   2. To be reasonably protected from the defendant and persons acting on behalf of the defendant.
   3. To have the safety of the w88 bet and the w88 bet’s family considered as a factor in fixing the amount of bail and release conditions for the defendant.
   4. To prevent the disclosure of confidential information or records to the defendant which could be used to locate or harass the w88 bet or the w88 bet’s family.
   5. To refuse an interview or deposition request, unless under court order, and to set reasonable conditions on the conduct of any such interview to which the w88 bet consents.
   6. To reasonably confer with the prosecuting agency, upon request, regarding the case.
   7. To reasonable notice of all public proceedings, including delinquency proceedings, upon request, at which the defendant and the prosecutor are entitled to be present and of all parole or other postconviction release proceedings, and to be present at all such proceedings.
   8. To be reasonably heard, upon request, at any public proceeding, including any delinquency proceeding, in any court involving release or sentencing, and at any parole proceeding.
   9. To the timely disposition of the case following the arrest of the defendant.
   10. To provide information to any public officer or employee conducting a presentence investigation concerning the impact of the offense on the w88 bet and the w88 bet’s family and any sentencing recommendations before the sentencing of the defendant.
   11. To be informed, upon request, of the conviction, sentence, place and time of incarceration, or other disposition of the defendant, the scheduled release date of the defendant and the release of or the escape by the defendant from custody.
   12. To full and timely restitution.
   13. To the prompt return of legal property when no longer needed as evidence.
   14. To be informed of all postconviction proceedings, to participate and provide information to the parole authority to be considered before the parole of the offender and to be notified, upon request, of the parole or other release of the offender.
   15. To have the safety of the w88 bet, the w88 bet’s family, and the general public considered before any parole or other postjudgment release decision is made.
   16. To have all monetary payments, money, and property collected from any person who has been ordered to make restitution be first applied to pay the amounts ordered as restitution to the w88 bet.
   17. To be specifically informed of the w88 bet enumerated in this section, and to have information concerning those w88 bet be made available to the general public.
2. A victim has standing to assert the w88 bet enumerated in this section in any court with jurisdiction over the case. The court shall promptly rule on a victim’s request. A defendant does not have standing to assert the w88 bet of his or her victim. This section does not alter the powers, duties, or responsibilities of a prosecuting attorney. A victim does not have the status of a party in a criminal proceeding.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, no person may maintain an action against this State or any public officer or employee for damages or injunctive, declaratory, or other legal or equitable relief on behalf of a w88 bet of a crime as a result of a violation of this section or any statute enacted by the Legislature pursuant thereto. No such violation authorizes setting aside a conviction.
4. A person may maintain an action to compel a public officer or employee to carry out any duty required by this section or any statute enacted by the Legislature pursuant thereto.
5. The granting of these w88 bet to victims must not be construed to deny or disparage other w88 bet possessed by victims. A parole authority shall extend the right to be heard at a parole hearing to any person harmed by the offender.
6. The Legislature shall by law provide any other measure necessary or useful to secure to victims of crime the benefit of the w88 bet set forth in this section.
7. As used in this section, “w88 bet” means any person directly and proximately harmed by the commission of a criminal offense under any law of this State. If the w88 bet is less than 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the term includes the legal guardian of the w88 bet or a representative of the w88 bet’s estate, member of the w88 bet’s family, or any other person who is appointed by the court to act on the w88 bet’s behalf, except that the court shall not appoint the defendant as such a person.