915.13 Notification by county attorney.
1. The county attorney shall notify a victim registered with the county attorney’s office of the following:
a. The scheduled date, time, and place of trial, and the cancellation or postponement of a court proceeding that was expected to require the victim’s attendance, in any criminal case relating to the crime for which the person is a registered victim.
b. The possibility of assistance through the crime victim compensation program, and the procedures for applying for that assistance.
c. The right to restitution for pecuniary losses suffered as a result of crime, and the process for seeking such relief.
d. The victim’s right to make a victim impact statement, in any of the following formats:
(1) Written victim impact statement, delivered in court in the presence of the defendant. Notification shall include the procedures for filing such a statement.
(2) Oral victim impact statement, delivered in court in the presence of the defendant. The victim shall also be notified of the time and place for such statement.
(3) Video victim impact statement, delivered in court in the presence of the defendant. Notification shall include the procedures for making and filing the video recording.
(4) Audio victim impact statement, delivered in court in the presence of the defendant. Notification shall include the procedures for making and filing the audio recording.
e. The date on which the offender is released on bail or appeal, pursuant to section 811.5.
f. Except where the prosecuting attorney determines that disclosure of such information would unreasonably interfere with the investigation, at the request of the registered victim, notice of the status of the investigation shall be provided by law enforcement authorities investigating the case, until the alleged assailant is apprehended or the investigation is closed.
g. The right to be informed of any plea agreements related to the crime for which the person is a registered victim.
2. The county attorney and the juvenile court shall coordinate efforts so as to prevent duplication of notification under this section and section 915.24.
98 Acts, ch 1090, §8, 84; 2002 Acts, ch 1039, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 156, §20; 2004 Acts, ch 1150, §3
Referred to in §331.756(71), 902.1, 915.24
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Section 915.3 - Immunity — citizen intervention.
Section 915.10A - Automated victim notification system.
Section 915.11 - Notifications by law enforcement.
Section 915.12 - Registration.
Section 915.13 - Notification by county attorney.
Section 915.14 - Notification by clerk of the district court.
Section 915.15 - Notification by department of justice.
Section 915.16 - Notification by local correctional institutions.
Section 915.17 - Notification by department of corrections.
Section 915.17A - Notification by judicial district department of correctional services.
Section 915.18 - Notification by board of parole.
Section 915.19 - Notification by the governor.
Section 915.20 - Presence of victim counselors.
Section 915.20A - Victim counselor privilege.
Section 915.21 - Victim impact statement.
Section 915.22 - Civil injunction to restrain harassment or intimidation of victims or witnesses.
Section 915.23 - Employment discrimination against witnesses prohibited.
Section 915.24 - Notification of victim of juvenile by juvenile court officer.
Section 915.25 - Right to review complaint against juvenile.
Section 915.26 - Victim impact statement by victim of juvenile.
Section 915.27 - Sexual assault by juvenile.
Section 915.28 - Restitution for delinquent acts of juvenile.
Section 915.29 - Notification of victim of juvenile by department of human services.
Section 915.35 - Child victim services.
Section 915.36 - Protection of child victim’s privacy.
Section 915.36A - Minor prosecuting witness — pretrial contact.
Section 915.37 - Guardian ad litem for prosecuting child witnesses.
Section 915.41 - Medical examination costs.
Section 915.42 - Right to HIV-testing of convicted or alleged assailant.
Section 915.43 - Testing, reporting, and counseling — penalties.
Section 915.44 - Polygraph examinations of victims or witnesses — limitations.
Section 915.45 - Notice to victims of discharge of persons committed.
Section 915.46 - Sexual assault forensic examiner program.
Section 915.50 - General rights of domestic abuse and sexual abuse victims.
Section 915.50A - General rights of elder abuse victims.
Section 915.51 - General rights of human trafficking victims.
Section 915.52 - Protective order victim notification system.
Section 915.53 - Automated tracking system — sexual abuse evidence collection kits.
Section 915.81 - Award of compensation.
Section 915.82 - Crime victim assistance board.
Section 915.83 - Duties of department.
Section 915.84 - Application for compensation.
Section 915.85 - Compensation payable.
Section 915.86 - Computation of compensation.
Section 915.87 - Reductions and disqualifications.
Section 915.88 - Compensation when money insufficient.
Section 915.89 - Erroneous or fraudulent payment — penalty.
Section 915.90 - Release of information.
Section 915.91 - Emergency payment compensation.
Section 915.92 - Right of action against perpetrator — subrogation.
Section 915.94 - Victim compensation fund.