§ 24-31-106. Rights of crime victims - victims' services coordinator

CO Rev Stat § 24-31-106 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) To assure that the constitutional and statutory rights of victims are preserved in criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the office of the attorney general, the attorney general may appoint, in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, a victims' services coordinator, who shall be subject to the state personnel system pursuant to article 50 of this title.

(2) The victims' services coordinator shall perform such services as designated by the attorney general to assure that victims of crime are afforded the rights described in section 24-4.1-302.5 with regard to criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the department of law.

(3) The attorney general may further direct the victims' services coordinator to provide appropriate services to the victims of crime, as defined by section 18-1-104 (1), C.R.S., whose cases are being handled on appeal by the department of law.

(4) The position of victims' services coordinator shall be properly classified under the state personnel director's classification system.