Section 40-38-112 - Responsibilities of office of the prosecuting attorney - Duty of victim

(a) After indictment, presentment or information, the office of the prosecuting attorney, through the victim witness coordinator, shall provide the victim with the following information: (1) The procedural steps involved in a criminal prosecution;(2) Dates, times and places of all proceedings involving the victim's case;(3) The availability of victim's compensation benefits; and(4) Forms to invoke compensation benefits and other rights.(b) The victim has a duty to keep current information regarding the victim's location so that the victim-witness coordinator may be able to contact the victim, if necessary.Acts 2000, ch. 790, § 2.