Iowa Code 915.82 – Crime victim assistance board
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1. a. A crime victim assistance board is established, and shall consist of the following members to be appointed pursuant to rules adopted by the department:
(1) A county attorney or assistant county attorney.
(2) Two persons engaged full-time in law enforcement.
(3) A public defender or an attorney practicing primarily in criminal defense.
(4) A hospital medical staff person involved with emergency services.
(5) Two public members who have received victim services.
(6) A victim service provider.
(7) A person licensed pursuant to chapter 154B or 154C.
(8) A person representing the elderly.
b. Board members shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 915.82
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
- victim: means a minor under the age of eighteen who has been sexually abused or subjected to any other unlawful sexual conduct under chapter 709, 710A, or 726 or who has been the subject of a forcible felony. See Iowa Code 915.35
2. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to program policies and procedures.
3. A victim aggrieved by the denial or disposition of the victim’s claim may appeal to the district court within thirty days of receipt of the board’s decision.