It shall be the obligation of the Department of Justice to keep a confidential registry of the persons who have been victims of crime, including their postal and residential address. This registry shall consist of a separate file for each case that shall be attached to the convict’s file. Said registry containing information on the victim shall be kept sealed for the exclusive use of the officials charged with notifying the former of his/her participation in the various criminal justice procedures. It shall be the responsibility of the authorized officials to reseal said file immediately after being used for the purpose of notifying the victim. The convict, be it directly or through his/her legal representative, shall have no access for any reason whatsoever to information regarding the victim. Under no circumstances shall the Department of Justice keep a directory containing the name, physical, postal or e-mail address and telephone number, or any other information of a personal nature of the victim and his/her relatives. Any person who discloses, without due authorization, any confidential information contained in said Registry shall incur a felony in the fourth degree.In those re of the victim and his/her relatives. Any person who discloses, without due authorization, any confidential information contained in said Registry shall incur a felony in the fourth degree.In those cases in which the victim waives his/her right to being notified, he/she may likewise petition to have his/her name eliminated from the Registry. History —July 22, 1974, No. 118, Part. 1, p. 540, added as § 3-G on July 6, 2000, No. 114, § 10; Oct. 31, 2001, No. 151, §§ 8, 16; Sept. 15, 2004, No. 316, § 2, eff. May 1, 2005.
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