Arizona Laws 8-405. Disposition
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A. The victim may present evidence, information and opinions that concern the delinquent act, the delinquent, the disposition or the need for restitution at any predisposition or disposition proceeding.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-405
- Court: means the juvenile division of the superior court when exercising its jurisdiction over children in any proceeding relating to delinquency. See Arizona Laws 8-382
- Delinquent: means a child who is adjudicated to have committed a delinquent act. See Arizona Laws 8-382
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Victim: means a person against whom the delinquent act was committed, 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 8-382
B. At any disposition proceeding the victim has the right to be present and to address the court.