2025 Minnesota Statutes

611A.02 NOTIFICATION OF VICTIM SERVICES AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 2014 c 212 art 1 s 15]

Subd. 2.Victims' rights.

(a) The Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety shall update the model notices of the rights of crime victims required to be distributed under this section and section 629.341.

(b) The initial notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by a peace officer to each victim, as defined in section 611A.01, at the time of initial contact with the victim at the scene or when the victim makes a report. The notice, which may be distributed as a document or electronically, must inform a victim of:

(1) the victim's right to apply to the Minnesota Crime Victims Reimbursement Program to cover losses, not including property losses, resulting from a violent crime and information on how to apply;

(2) the victim's right to request that the law enforcement agency withhold public access to data revealing the victim's identity under section 13.82, subdivision 17, paragraph (d);

(3) the additional rights of domestic abuse victims as described in section 629.341;

(4) information on statewide crime victim help lines, the state address confidentiality program, and the nearest crime victim assistance program or resource; and

(5) the right to be notified if an offender is charged, to participate in the prosecution process, and to request restitution upon conviction.

(c) A supplemental notice must be distributed by law enforcement agencies in homicide cases and must include resources and information specific to homicide victims and information on rights and procedures available under sections 524.2-803, 524.3-614, and 524.3-615.

(d) A supplemental notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by the city or county attorney's office to each victim within a reasonable time after the offender is charged or petitioned. This notice must inform a victim of all the rights of crime victims under this chapter.

Subd. 3.Notice of rights of victims in juvenile court.

A supplemental notice shall be distributed by the prosecutor's office to each victim of an offense committed by a juvenile within a reasonable time after the petition is filed. This notice must notify the victim of:

(1) the rights of victims in the juvenile court;

(2) when a juvenile matter is public;

(3) the procedures to be followed in juvenile court proceedings;

(4) the right to attend certain juvenile court proceedings;

(5) the information related to the juvenile case that is available to victims; and

(6) other relevant matters.

History:

1983 c 262 art 1 s 2; 1988 c 649 s 2; 1991 c 170 s 3; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 50; 1993 c 326 art 6 s 7; 1994 c 576 s 53; 1999 c 227 s 22; 2013 c 94 s 4; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 88; 2014 c 212 art 1 s 5,6; 2025 c 35 art 6 s 2