House Bill 0011e1

                                        HB 11, First Engrossed/ntc



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to victim assistance; amending

  3         s. 960.001, F.S.; providing that the victim of

  4         a crime and the state attorney, upon the

  5         victim's consent, have standing to assert the

  6         rights of the victim; providing an effective

  7         date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsections (7) and (8) of section 960.001,

12  Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (8) and (9),

13  respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added to that

14  section, to read:

15         960.001  Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and

16  witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice

17  systems.--

18         (7)  The victim of a crime and the state attorney, with

19  the consent of the victim, have standing to assert the rights

20  of a crime victim which are provided by law or s. 16(b), Art.

21  I of the State Constitution.

22         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

23  law.

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