To preserve and protect the rights of crime victims to justice, due process and other rights established for victims, it is the policy of this state that, following the final disposition of any criminal proceeding, the court may notify the victim that civil remedies may be available pursuant to section 12-514, if applicable.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-4443

  • Court: means all state, county and municipal courts in this state. See Arizona Laws 13-4401
  • Crime: means a misdemeanor or a felony. See Arizona Laws 13-105
  • Criminal proceeding: means any hearing, argument or other matter that is scheduled by and held before a trial court but does not include any deposition, lineup, grand jury proceeding or other matter that is not held in the presence of the court. See Arizona Laws 13-4401
  • Final disposition: means the ultimate termination of the criminal prosecution of a defendant by a trial court, including dismissal, acquittal or imposition of a sentence. See Arizona Laws 13-4401
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Rights: means any right that is granted to the victim by the laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-4401
  • Victim: means a person against whom the criminal offense has been committed, including a minor, or if the person is killed or incapacitated, the person's spouse, parent, child, grandparent or sibling, any other person related to the person by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree or any other lawful representative of the person, except if the person or the person's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, sibling, other person related to the person by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree or other lawful representative is in custody for an offense or is the accused. See Arizona Laws 13-4401
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