"An Act relating to the Office of Victims' Rights"

This legislation was sponsored to clarify that municipalities be specifically included in the definition of a justice agency. It was the intent of the original bill for the Office of Victims' Rights to be able to communicate directly with the municipality, the police department and the department of law, and a minor technical change is needed to make this happen. As a result of the minor language change, the Office of Victims' Rights will have jurisdiction to act on behalf of the victims it represents with all critical agencies.

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