As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) 'Department' means the department of finance and administration;(2) 'Sexual assault' includes victims of any of the sexual offenses set out in § 40-24-108(b)(2);(3) 'Sexual assault crisis intervention' includes, but is not limited to:(A) A 24-hour hotline for victims of sexual assault staffed by a trained person;(B) Counseling for sexual assault victims and their families and friends;(C) Accompaniment of victims of sexual assault to courts, hospitals, district attorneys generals' offices, law enforcement, or victim/witness coordinators offices;(D) Information and referrals for victims of sexual assault;(E) Advocacy with law enforcement, criminal justice, medical, mental health, school, and other related systems on behalf of sexual assault victims; and(F) Educational programs for allied professionals and the general public on sexual assault;(4) 'Sexual assault program' means a program that provides sexual assault program services; and(5) 'Sexual assault program services' means free sexual assault crisis intervention provided by a community-based program to persons who have been victims of a sexual assault and to their ervices; and(5) 'Sexual assault program services' means free sexual assault crisis intervention provided by a community-based program to persons who have been victims of a sexual assault and to their families and friends. Acts 2003, ch. 304, § 2.
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