(a) The victim or a representative of the victim may be present whenever the defendant has a right to be present during a court proceeding concerning the crime charged, other than a grand jury proceeding, unless the court determines that exclusion of the victim or the victim's representative is necessary to protect the defendant's right to a fair trial or the confidentiality or fairness of a juvenile proceeding.
(b) If the victim is present, the court, at the victim's request, shall permit the presence of an individual to provide support to the victim, unless the court determines that exclusion of the individual is necessary to protect the defendant's right to a fair trial.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally
Chapter 90 - Judgment and Sentence Generally
Subchapter 11 - Rights of Victims of Crime
§ 16-90-1102. Compliance with subchapter
§ 16-90-1103. Presence at court proceedings
§ 16-90-1104. Nondisclosure of information about victim
§ 16-90-1105. Limitations on employer
§ 16-90-1106. Prompt return of property
§ 16-90-1107. Information from law enforcement agencies
§ 16-90-1108. Information concerning appeal or post-conviction remedies
§ 16-90-1109. Information concerning confinement or commitment
§ 16-90-1110. General requirements for information
§ 16-90-1111. Presentence report
§ 16-90-1112. Victim impact statement
§ 16-90-1114. Derivative rights of member of victim's family