The victim of any delinquent act or a relative of the victim, if the victim has died, has the right to attend all dispositional, review, and restitution proceedings resulting from the adjudication of such act. The victim or his or her relative has the right to appear at the proceedings personally or with counsel and to adequately and reasonably express his or her views concerning the act, the juvenile, the need for restitution, and the type of dispositional orders that should be issued by the court. When issuing such orders, the court shall consider the statements made by the victim or his or her relative and shall make a finding, on the record, when appropriate, as to whether or not the juvenile would pose a threat to public safety if granted probation.
Source: L. 96: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1600, § 1, effective January 1, 1997.
Editor's note: This section was formerly numbered as 19-2-707. Prior to relocation in 1996, the said section 19-2-707 was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of that section, as it existed in 1987, are similar to those contained in 19-3-121 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.