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Victim Responsibilities
Victim's Responsibilities
Victims of crime have the following responsibilities:
- Keep appropriate criminal justice authorities informed of their or their representative's current name, address, and telephone number, and any changes in this information;
- Provide a written request to the appropriate agency if they want to be notified of information regarding the post sentencing process.
- Request forms for enrollment information can be obtained from the District Attorney's Office, the Probation Department, the Department of Corrections, the Division of Youth Corrections or the local jail;
- For victims of cold cases for which the crime has a statute of limitations of longer than three (3) years, to request in writing an annual update in the status of the case;
- To request notification of the release of a person accused or convicted of a crime from the county jail;
- To request notification by the court of a defendant's petition to stop sex offender registration; and
- To request that correctional officials keep their address, telephone, place of employment and other personal information confidential.
- If you feel that your rights have been violated, you should attempt to seek compliance on the local level
