Gary Smith, Jr. voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes Victims and Family in Juvenile Court Proceedings to Openly Share Information
Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that will allow victims and family in juvenile court proceedings to openly discuss information from court.
Specifies that victims have the right to be present at all court proceedings when practical (Sec. 1).
Authorizes the district attorney to consult the victim or designated member of the victims family in the case of serious offenses including murder or grievous injury (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the victim’s family can include sibling, the spouse, child, stepchild, sibling, parent, grandparent, guardian, legal custodian, or legal representative of the victim (Sec. 1).
Specifies that this article does not exclude the following people from being witness’s on the stand (Sec. 1):
A party who is a natural person;
A single officer or employee who is designated a case officer in lieu of a natural person by its attorney
A person whose presence is essential to the case
The victim of the offense.
Specifies that a court may impose sanctions if its exclusion order is violated which includes contempt of the court and may then disqualify a witness (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes Victims and Family in Juvenile Court Proceedings to Openly Share Information
Title: Authorizes Victims and Family in Juvenile Court Proceedings to Openly Share Information
Title: Authorizes Victims and Family in Juvenile Court Proceedings to Openly Share Information
Title: Authorizes Victims and Family in Juvenile Court Proceedings to Openly Share Information