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Delaware County, IN / Victims' Rights
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In 1996, 89% of Indiana's voters approved of a State Constitutional Amendment for victims' rights. Article 1, Section 13(b) of the Constitution of the State of Indiana provides as follows:
To date, only 32 states have amended their constitutions to include victims' rights.
Additionally, in Indiana, victims of crime have certain statutorily enumerated rights. Among those rights are the following:
You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect; free from intimidation, harassment and abuse throughout the criminal justice process. I.C. § 35-40-5-1; I.C. § 35-40-6-2.
You have the right to be informed, upon request, when a person who is accused of committing, or convicted of committing, a crime perpetrated directly against you is released from custody or has escaped. You have the right to information, upon request, about the disposition of the criminal case involving you as a victim or the conviction, sentence, and release of a person accused of committing a crime against the victim. I.C. §35-40-5-2(a).
RIGHT TO CONFER WITH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
Upon request, you have the right to speak with a representative of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office after a crime committed against you has been charged, before the trial of the crime committed against you, and before any disposition of a criminal case involving you.
However, this right does not include the authority to direct the prosecution of the criminal case involving you as a victim. I.C. § 35-40-5-3(b).
RIGHT TO SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
You have the right to have your safety considered when determining release from custody of a person accused of committing a crime against you. I.C. § 35-40-5-4.
You have the right to be heard at any proceeding involving sentencing, a post-conviction release decision, or a pre-conviction release decision under a forensic diversion program. I.C. § 35-40-5-5.
You have the right to make a written or oral statement for use in preparation of the pre-sentence investigation report. I.C. § 35-40-5-6(a).
RIGHT TO SEEK CIVIL REMEDIES
You have the right to pursue an order of restitution and other civil remedies against the person convicted of a crime against you. I.C. § 35-40-5-7.
You have the right to be informed of your constitutional and statutory rights as a victim. I.C. § 35-40-5-93.