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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 16, 1998
Constitutional Amendment - Grants each victim of a crime of violence the right: (1) to reasonable notice of, and not to be excluded from, all public proceedings relating to the crime; (2) to be heard, if present, and to submit a statement, at all public proceedings to determine a release from custody, an acceptance of a negotiated plea, or a sentence; (3) to the foregoing rights at a parole proceeding that is not public, to the extent such rights are afforded to the convicted offender; (4) to reasonable notice of a release or escape from custody relating to the crime; (5) to consideration for the victim's interest in a trial free from unreasonable delay; (6) to a restitution order from the convicted offender; (7) to consideration for the victim's safety in determining any release from custody; and (8) to reasonable notice of such rights. Provides that: (1) only the victim or the victim's representative shall have standing to assert such rights; and (2) such rights shall apply in all Federal proceedings.
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Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R–TX
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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