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Within 72 hours after a victim files a crime report, the assisting local law enforcement agency shall provide the victim with the following:
- a list of local emergency and crisis services
- name and phone number of the officer and the agency handling the report
- name and phone number of the prosecuting attorney
- procedure for criminal prosecution
- information about victims’ compensation benefits|
- list of victim rights including a from to insure you are given your rights
- information about restitution and compensation
- procedures for safety if you are subject to threats or intimidation as a victim
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A crime victim also has a right to:
- notification of all criminal proceedings and charges filed against the defendant, with the exception of initial appearance
- the right to be present at all proceedings
- explanation of the pre-sentence report and the right to make a written and/or oral statement to the probation officer
- the right to review the pre-sentence report
- notification of the time and place of any sentencing hearing and the right to make a written and/or oral statement or to present any information at a sentencing proceeding or any other proceeding as authorized by law
- information regarding the return of any stolen property
- notification of the date of conviction, acquittal, or dismissal of charges against a defendant and the sentence imposed
- refusal of an interview or other communication with the defendant, his or her attorney, or any other individual acting on the defendant’s behalf
- status and results of any post-conviction appeal(s)
- provision of a waiting area separate from the defendant, his/her relatives, and defense witnesses if practical
- submission of a statement to be entered into the defendant/inmate’s record
- notification of release, bond, imprisonment, escape/re-arrest, or death of the defendant/inmaterelease of opinion by the Alabama Department of Mental Health
- notification of any Pardon and Parole Board hearings and the right to be present and heard at such proceedings
