CHAPTER 286
H.P. 783 - L.D. 1071
An Act to Ensure That Crime Victims Are Informed of Their Rights
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1172, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 680, §5, is amended to read:
2. When providing notice under subsection 1, the attorney for the State shall offer to provide the victim with a pamphlet containing this chapter, Title 5, chapter 316-A and Title 15, sections 812 and 6101. In addition, the attorney for the State, as part of any victim and witness support program that attorney administers under Title 30-A, section 460, shall provide the victim with a pamphlet outlining in every day language the provisions set out in this chapter, Title 5, chapter 316-A and Title 15, sections 812 and 6101. The attorney for the State may use the pamphlet printed and distributed by the Department of Corrections or another pamphlet that meets the criteria in this section.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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