40-38-112 - Responsibilities of office of the prosecuting attorney Duty of victim. - Tennessee Statutes

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.]