(1) To ensure that the constitutional and statutory rights of victims are preserved in criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the department, the attorney general may appoint, in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, a victims' services coordinator.
The victims' services coordinator shall perform such services as designated by theattorney general to ensure that victims of crime are afforded the rights described in section 244.1-302.5 with regard to criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the department.
The attorney general may further direct the victims' services coordinator to provideappropriate services to the victims of crime, as defined by section 18-1-104 (1), whose cases are being handled on appeal by the department.
The position of victims' services coordinator is subject to the state personnel systemand shall be properly classified under the state personnel director's classification system.
Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 529, § 1, effective May 16. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-063), ch. 12, p. 52, § 6, effective September 14.