Article archive / July 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 11. Source pages: 3.
The legislative digest notes “Prior law provided that a person who has been charged with a crime of violence shall be prohibited from communicating with a victim of the offense for which the person has been convicted or for which the disposition of the case is pending.
“New law amends prior law to provide that the offender charged with a crime of violence shall be prohibited from communicating with a victim of the offense for which he is charged.
“New law amends prior law and provides that a victim and offender who has been charged with a crime of violence may only communicate if the victim consents to the communication through the local prosecuting agency, and the communication is made through the counsel of the offender, counsel's staff or representative, or the offender if he is representing himself at trial.
New law provides that a person who has been sentenced for a crime of violence shall be prohibited from communicating with a victim of the offense unless the victim initiates the communication through DPS&C, and it is agreed that the victim and the offender participate in a formally defined restorative justice program administered through the department.
Effective August 1, 2012.”
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