[directive] (1)  Orientation information about the criminal justice system and the victim’s and witness’s role in the criminal justice process; (2)  Notification of any change in the case status and of final disposition; (3) Information on crime prevention and on available responses to witness intimidation; (4) Information about available services to meet needs resulting from the crime and referrals to service agencies, where appropriate; (5) Advance notice of the date, time and place of the defendant’s initial appearance before a judicial officer, submission to the court of any plea agreement, the trial and sentencing; (6) Advance notice of when presence in court is not needed; (7) Advice about available compensation, restitution and other forms of recovery and assistance in applying for government compensation; A- 18 ATTORNEY GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT (8) A waiting or reception area separate from the defendant for use during court proceedings; (9) An escort or accompaniment for intimidated victims or witnesses during court appearances; (10) Information about directions, parking, courthouse and courtroom locations, transportation services and witness fees, in advance of court appearances; (11) Assistance for victims and witnesses in meeting special needs when required to make court appearances, such as transportation and child care arrangements; (12) Assistance in making travel and lodging arrangements for out-of-State witnesses; (13) Notification to employers of victims and witnesses, if cooperation in the investigation or prosecution causes absence from work; (14) Notification of the case disposition, including the trial and sentencing; (15) Assistance to victims in submitting a written statement to a representative of the county prosecutor’s office about the impact of the crime prior to the prosecutor’s final decision concerning whether formal charges will be filed; (16) Advice to victims about their right to make a statement about the impact of the crime for inclusion in the presentence report or at time of parole consideration, if applicable; (17) Notification to victims of the right to make an in-person statement, prior to sentencing, directly to the sentencing court concerning the impact of the crime; (18) Expediting the return of property when no longer needed as evidence; (19) Advise and counsel, or refer for advice or counseling, victims of sexual assault, or other criminal acts involving a risk of transmission of disease, concerning available medical testing and assist such victims, or refer such victims for assistance, in obtaining appropriate testing, counseling and medical care and in making application to the Victims of Crime Compensation Board for compensation for the costs of such testing, counseling and care; (20) Assistance to victims in submitting a written impact statement to a representative of the county prosecutor’s office concerning the impact of the crime which shall be considered prior to the prosecutor’s accepting a negotiated plea agreement containing recommendations as to sentence and assistance to victims in securing an explanation of the terms of any such agreement and the reasons for the agreement; (21) Notification to the victim of the defendant’s release from custody which shall include: (a) notice of the defendant’s escape from custody and return to custody following escape; (b) notice of any other release from custody, including placement in an Intensive Supervision Program or other alternative disposition, and any associated conditions of release; (c) notice of the filing by an inmate of an application for commutation of sentence pursuant to N.J.S. 2A:167-4 and its disposition; A- 19 ATTORNEY GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT (d) notice of parole consideration pursuant to provisions of P.L. 1979, c. 441 (C. 30:4-123.45 et seq.); and (e) notice of the pending release of an inmate due to expiration of sentence; and (22)