Colorado § 24-31-106 Rights of crime victims - victims' services coordinator

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-31-106 — Rights of crime victims - victims' services coordinator

Colorado·Title 24 Government·Art. Department of Law

(1)To ensure that the constitutional and statutory rights of victims are preserved in criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the department, the attorney general may appoint, in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, a victims' services coordinator.

(2)The victims' services coordinator shall perform such services as designated by the attorney general to ensure that victims of crime are afforded the rights described in section 24-4.1-302.5 with regard to criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the department.

(3)The attorney general may further direct the victims' services coordinator to provide appropriate services to the victims of crime, as defined by section 18-1-104 (1), whose cases are being handled on appeal by the department.

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(1) To
ensure that the constitutional and statutory rights of victims are preserved in
criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the department, the attorney
general may appoint, in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state
constitution, a victims' services coordinator.

(2) The victims' services coordinator shall perform such services as
designated by the attorney general to ensure that victims of crime are afforded the
rights described in section 24-4.1-302.5 with regard to criminal cases being
prosecuted or defended by the department.

(3) The attorney general may further direct the victims' services coordinator
to provide appropriate services to the victims of crime, as defined by section 18-1-104 (1), whose cases are being handled on appeal by the department.

(4) The position of victims' services coordinator is subject to the state
personnel system and shall be properly classified under the state personnel
director's classification system.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 529, � 1, effective May 16. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-063), ch. 12, p. 52, � 6, effective September 14.