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H.J.Res. 106 (112th): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.
- Introduced:
- Mar 26, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ2]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
- See Instead:
- This bill was re-introduced as H.J.Res. 40 on Apr 23, 2013. See H.J.Res. 40 for current action on this subject.
The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. H.J.Res. stands for House joint resolution.
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- Text
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Last updated Mar 26, 2012.
3 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
3/26/2012--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denial or abridgement of the rights of a crime victim to fairness, respect, and dignity.
Grants a crime victim the right:
(1) to reasonable notice of, and to not be excluded from, public proceedings relating to the offense;
(2) to be heard at any release, plea, sentencing, or other such proceeding involving any right established under this amendment;
(3) to proceedings free from unreasonable delay;
(4) to reasonable notice of the release or escape of the accused;
(5) to due consideration of the crime victim's safety; and
(6) to restitution.
Grants the crime victim, or the victim's lawful representative, standing to fully assert and enforce such rights in any court.
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