Alaska Administrative Code
Title 23 - Office of Victims' Rights
Chapter 20 - Advocacy on Behalf of Victims
Article 3 - Advocating on Behalf of a Crime Victim in an Ongoing Criminal Case or Juvenile Adjudication
23 AAC 20.200 - Advocacy regarding criminal investigations and court proceedings
Universal Citation: 23 AK Admin Code 23 AAC 20.200
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) Subject to the protections and rights afforded crime victims enumerated in art. I, sec. 24 of the Alaska Constitution, other provisions of the Alaska and federal constitutions, and the laws of the state and the United States, the victims' advocate may not advise, counsel, or advocate on behalf of a victim in a way that would
(1) prevent or discourage a victim from cooperating in a criminal investigation conducted by a justice agency;
(2) encourage a victim to withhold evidence in a criminal investigation conducted by a justice agency; or
(3) prevent or discourage a victim from testifying in a criminal proceeding.
(b) Nothing in (a)(1) - (3) of this section or AS 24.65 may be construed by the victims' advocate or a criminal justice agency in a manner that would tend to deny a right of a crime victim under the constitutions and laws of the state and the United States.
Authority:AS 24.65.090
AS 24.65.100
AS 24.65.110
AS 24.65.120
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