Victim's Rights

1. To have his or her interest considered when the court is deciding whether to grant a continuance in the case, as provided under ss.938.315(2) and 971.10(3)(b)3. 
2. To attend court proceedings in the case, subject to ss.906.15 and 938.299(1). The court may require the victim to exercise his or her right under this paragraph using telephone or live audiovisual means, if available, if the victim is under arrest, incarcerated, imprisoned or otherwise detained by any law enforcement agency or is admitted or committed on an inpatient basis to a treatment facility, under ch.51, 971 or 980, and the victim does not have a person specified in s.950.02(4)(a)3 to exercise the victim's right under this paragraph. 
3. To be provided with appropriate intercession services to ensure that employers of victims will cooperate with the criminal justice process and the juvenile justice process in order to minimize an employee's loss of pay and other benefits resulting from court appearances. 
4. To be accompanied by a service representative, as provided under s.895.73 and to be provided a waiting area under ss.938.2965 and 967.10. 
5. To request an order for, and to be given the results of, testing to determine the presence of a sexually transmitted disease or of any strain of human immunodeficiency virus, of antigen or non-antigen products of any strain of human immunodeficiency virus, or of an antibody of any strain of human immunodeficiency virus, as provided under ss.938.296 or 968.38. 
6. To have reasonable attempts made to notify the victim of hearings or court proceedings, as provided under ss. 938.27(4m) and (6), 938.273(2), 971.095(3) and 972.14(3)(b) and to have his or her interests considered by the court in determining whether to exclude persons from a preliminary hearing, as provided under s.970.03(4). 
7. To have the parole commission makes a reasonable attempt to notify the victim of applications for parole, as provided under s.304.06(1), provide statements concerning sentencing, disposition or parole, as provided under ss.304.06(1)(e), 938.32(1)(b)1., 938.335(3m)(a) and 972.14(3)(a), and to have direct input in the parole decision-making process, as provided by the rules promulgated under s.304.06(1)(em). 
8. To have, at his or her request, the opportunity to consult with intake workers, district attorneys and corporation counsel in cases under ch.938, as provided under ss. 938.245(1m), 938.265 and 938.32(1)(am). 
9. To have, at his or her request, the opportunity to consult with the prosecution in a case brought in a court of criminal jurisdiction, as provided under s. 971.095(2). 
10. To a speedy disposition of the case in which they are involved as a victim in order to minimize the length of time they must endure the stress of their responsibilities in connection with the matter. 
11. To have the district attorney or corporation counsel, whichever is applicable, make a reasonable attempt to contact the victim concerning the victim's right to make a statement, as provided under ss. 938.32(1)(b)2., 938.335(3m)(b) and 972.14(3)(b). 
12. To have information concerning the impact of a delinquent act on the victim included in a court report under s.938.33 and to have the person preparing the court report attempt to contact the victim, as provided under s.938.331. 
13. To have the person preparing a presentence investigation under s.972.15 make a reasonable attempt to contact the victim, as provided in s.972.15(2m). 
14. To restitution, as provided under ss. 938.245(2)(a)5., 938.32(1t), 938.34(5), 938.345, 943.212, 943.23(6), 943.245, 943.51 and 973.20 and a judgment for unpaid restitution, as provided under ss. 895.035(2m) and 973.09(3)(b). 
15. To compensation, as provided under ch.949. 
16. To have any stolen or other personal property expeditiously returned by law enforcement agencies when no longer needed as evidence. If feasible, all such property, except weapons, currency, contraband, property subject to evidentiary analysis and property the ownership of which is disputed, shall be returned to the person within 10 days of being taken. 
17. To receive information from law enforcement agencies, as provided under s. 950.08(2g). 
18. To receive information from district attorneys, as provided under s. 950.08(2r). 
19. To have district attorneys make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim under s. 971.17(4m) regarding conditional releases under s.971.17. 
20. To have the department of corrections make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim under s. 301.046(4) regarding community residential confinements, under 301.048 (4m) regarding participation in the intensive sanctions program, under s. 301.38 regarding escapes from a Type 1 prison, under s. 301.46(3) regarding persons registered, under s. 301.45, under s. 302.115 regarding release upon expiration of certain sentences, under s. 304.063 regarding parole releases, and under s. 938.51 regarding release or escape for a juvenile from correctional custody. 
21. To have the department of corrections make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim under 303.068(4m) regarding leave granted to qualified inmates under 303.068. 
22. To have the department of health and family services make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim under s. 971.17(6m) regarding the termination or discharge under s. 971.17 and under s. 51.37 (10) regarding home visits under s.51.37(10). 
23. To have the department of health and family services make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim under s.980.11 regarding supervised release under s. 980.06 and discharge under s.980.09 or 980.10. 
24. To have reasonable attempts made to notify the victim concerning actions taken in a juvenile proceeding, as provided under ss. 938.24(5m), 938.25(2m), 938.312 and 938.346. 
25. To have the governor make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim of a pardon application, as provided under s. 304.09(2) and (3). 
26. To make a written statement concerning pardon applications, as provided under s. 304.10(2). 
27. To request information from a district attorney concerning the disposition of a case involving a crime of which he or she was a victim, as provided under s. 971.095(6). 
28. To complain to the department of justice concerning the treatment of crime victims, as provided under s.950.08(3), and to request review by the crime victim rights board of the complaint, as provided under s.950.09(2). 

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