10 chapters · 116 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 23-1901 Crime victims’ bill of rights
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(a) Officers or employees of the District of Columbia engaged in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime or the judicial process shall make their best efforts to see that victims of crime are accorded the rights described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) A cri…
D.C. Code § 23-1902 Notice to crime victims
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(a) The head of each department and agency of the District of Columbia engaged in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime or in the judicial process shall designate the persons who will be responsible for identifying the victims of crime and performing the services …
D.C. Code § 23-1903 Crime victim privacy and security
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(a) Before, during, and immediately after any court proceeding, the court shall provide appropriate safeguards to minimize the contact that may occur between the victim and the victim’s family with the accused or the accused’s or respondent’s family, and defense witnesses. (b) Th…
D.C. Code § 23-1904 Crime victims’ rights at sentencing
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(a) Crime victims shall have the right to be present at the defendant’s sentencing, release, parole, post-conviction, and record-sealing hearings. (b) Crime victims shall have the right to submit, prior to the imposition of sentence, a written victim impact statement containing i…