HB 1052 — Rights for Victims of Certain Crimes

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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3CONCERNING TheCHANGES billTO createsTHE new"V rightsICTIM forRIGHTS aACT victim". under the "Victim Rights Act", including the right to:

! Be notified by the district attorney if the district attorney g i 6 receivesanoticethatacrimelaboratoryemployeeengaged a 0 in a wrongful action that includes a crime against the S R , U d 2 H 2 r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

e Ap Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

e A victim and a notice that an evidentiary hearing on post-conviction petition for relief is held;

! Be referred to by an abbreviation, pseudonym, initials, or another preferred name during hearings and in communications;

! Request forensic medical evidence collected be retested if a crime laboratory employee engaged in wrongful action;

and ! Be heard at a court proceeding involving an application to the court for the issuance of a subpoena for restitution records.

and a(2)(aa),add (2)(aa), (2)(bb), and (2)(cc) as follows:

(2) "Critical stages" means the following stages of the criminal justice________ process:Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

justice process:

(aa) RECEIPTBYADISTRICTATTORNEYOFANOTICETHATACRIMER LABORATORYEMPLOYEEENGAGEDINAWRONGFULACTIONECEIPT ,ASDESCRIBEDBY A DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF A NOTICE THAT A CRIME LABORATORY EMPLOYEE ENGAGED IN SECTION16-12-307A WRONGFUL ACTION ,AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 16-12-307 (1);

(bb) A NNEVIDENTIARYHEARINGONPOST EVIDENTIARY-CONVICTIONPETITIONFOR HEARING ON POST -CONVICTION PETITION FOR RELIEF HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-12-312;

-2-(3) 1052"Lawful (3)representative" "Lawfulrepresentative"meansanypersoANINDIVIDUALmeans anypersonAN INDIVIDUAL who is designated by the victim or appointed by the court to act in the best interests of the victim;EPTvictim;XCEPT THAT IF THE VICTIM IS A CHILD OR AN ATAT-RISK RISK ADULT , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-6.5-102, "LAWFUL" LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE " DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DEFENDANT OR ALLEGED OFFENDER IN THE UNDERLYING CASE.CASE .

SECTION2.SECTION 2.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,24-4.1-302.5,amendIn (1)(b),(1)(d)introductoryportion,(1)(d)(VII),(1)(d)(X),and(1)(d)(XI);Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-4.1-302.5, amend (1)(b), (1)(d) introductory portion, (1)(d)(VII), (1)(d)(X), and (1)(d)(XI);

(a.5) TETHE RIGHT TOTOREQUEST REQUEST,IN,INORDERTO ORDER TO PROTECT THE SAFETYSAFETYOR OR PRIVACY OF A VICTIM ,TO, TO HAVE THE VICTIM REFERRED TO BY AN ABBREVIATION ,PSEUDONYM ,INITIAL,OR,INITIALS,OR ANOTHER PREFERRED NAME DURING HEARINGS ;

(b) The right to be informed of and be present by appearing in person, by phone, virtually by audio or video, or similar technology for all PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1052 critical stages of the criminal justice process as specified in section 24-4.1-302 (2);

except that the victim shall havethehave HAS the right to be informed of, without being present for, the critical stages described in sectionsection24-4.1-302(2)(a),(2)(a.5),(2)(a.7),(2)(e.5),(2)(k.3),(2)(n),(2)(p), 24-4.1-302 (2)(a), (2)(a.5), (2)(a.7), (2)(e.5), (2)(k.3), (2)(n), (2)(p), (2)(q), (2)(r), and)ANDand2)(u),AND (2)(aa);

(d) The right to be heard at anyurtanyA court proceeding:

(VII) InvolvinganyANapplicationtothecourtfortheissuanceofInvolving any AN application to the court for the issuance of a subpoena for records concerning the victim's medical history, mental -3-health,OR 1052education;orvictimcompensation healthORRECORDS education;;oranyotherrecords that are privileged pursuant to section 13-90-107;

or victim compensationRECORDS ;

or any other records that are privileged pursuant to section 13-90-107;

or (XI) Involving a hearing heldpursuanttosection18-1.3-103.7held orpursuant 19-2.5-1118.5ORto (XII)section INVOLVING18-1.3-103.7 Aor HEARING19-2.5-1118.5; HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-1.3-603.

OR (XII) INVOLVING A HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-1.3-603.

(1.5) If a crime victim is deceased or incapacitated, as defined in section 24-4.1-302 (5),ne(5), one or more people, as described in section 24-4.1-302 (6),MEMBERS(6), MEMBERS OF THE VICTIM 'SS IMMEDIATE FAMILY may represent the interests of the victim as the victim's designee.

and maymayhave haveAA VICTIM'SDESIGNEEHASVICTIM therighttobeinformed,present,orheard'S DESIGNEE HAS the right to be informed, present, or heard at any proceeding pursuant to section 24-4.1-302.5 (1)(d), (1)(j), and (1)(j.5) and subsections (13.5)(a)(III), (13.5)(a)(IV), and (14)(d) of this section.

ITHEI VICTIM IS A CHILD OR AN AT -RISK ADULT,ASADULT , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-6.5-102, THE VICTIM S'S DESIGNEE MUST NOT BE THE DEFENDANT OR THE ALLEGED OFFENDER IN THE UNDERLYING CASE .

PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1052 (j) TATTHEDISTRICTATTORNEYRECEIVEDNOTICEPURSUANTTOHAT SECTION16-12-307(1)THE THATACRIMELABORATORYEMPLOYEEENGAGEDDISTRICT INATTORNEY RECEIVED NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-12-307(1) THATACRIMELABORATORYEMPLOYEEENGAGEDIN WRONGFUL ACTION AND A CRIMINAL CASE IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE INVOLVES A CRIME AGAINST THE VICTIM;VICTIM ;

-4- 1052 (k) ANEVIDENTIARYHEARINGONPOSTAN CONVICTIONPETITIONFOREVIDENTIARY RELIEFHEARING HELDON PURSUANTPOST TO-CONVICTION SECTIONPETITION 16-12-312;ANDFOR (l)RELIEF THEHELD VICTIMPURSUANT S RIGHT TO REQUESTSECTION THE16-12-312; USE OF THE VICTIM'S PREFERREDNAMEDURINGHEARINGSPURSUANTTOSECTION 24-4.1-302.5 (1)(a.5).

7AND SECTION4.(l) THE VICTIM 'S RIGHT TO REQUEST THE USE OF THE VICTIM S PREFERRED NAME DURING HEARINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-4.1-302.5 (1)(a.5).

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,amend16-12-307asSECTION follows:4.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-12-307 as follows:

(1) WhenWhenadistrictattorneyreceivesanoticethatacrimelaboratory a district attorney receives a notice that a crime laboratory employee engaged in wrongful action and a criminal case identified in the noticenoticeinvolvesacrimelistedinsection24-4.1-302(1),thedistrictattorney involves a crime listed in section 24-4.1-302 (1), the district attorney shall as required in subsection (2) of this section, notify each victim of the crime about the investigation and the nature of the alleged wrongful actionRSUANTaction TOPURSUANTTOSECTION 24-4.1-302.5(1)(b).THEDISTRICTATTORNEYSHALL NOTIFY ,PURSUANTTOSECTION 24-4.1-302.5(1)(b),THEVICTIMOFACRIME LISTED IN SECTION 24-4.1-302.524-4.1-302 (1)(b).(1) IF AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON POST CONVICTION PETITION FOR RELIEF IS HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-12-312.