02/21/2014 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

                SB 110-RETURN OF SEIZED PROPERTY                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:33:57 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COGHILL announced  the  consideration  of SB  110."An  Act                                                              
relating to  the authority of the  victims' advocate to  request a                                                              
hearing  for  the   release  to  a  crime  victim   under  certain                                                              
conditions  of   certain  property  in   the  custody  of   a  law                                                              
enforcement agency." This was the second hearing.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:34:05 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DYSON moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 28-LS1033\A.1.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL objected for an explanation.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     OFFERED IN THE SENATE                     BY SENATOR DYSON                                                                 
          TO:  SB 110                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 8, following "section.":                                                                                  
          Insert "If the victims' advocate requests a                                                                           
     hearing   under  this  subsection,   the  role   of  the                                                                   
     victims'   advocate  in  the   hearing  is  limited   to                                                                   
     advocating  for the  return  of the  victim's  property;                                                                   
     the victims'  advocate may  not participate in  the case                                                                   
     as  a party  or an  intervenor unless  the court  orders                                                                   
     otherwise."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:34:40 PM                                                                                                                    
CHUCK KOPP,  Staff, Senator  Fred Dyson,  said it's the  sponsor's                                                              
understanding  that the  amendment  language is  agreeable to  the                                                              
Court System,  the Office of  Victims' Rights, and  the Department                                                              
of Law.  It clarifies  that OVR  has the right  to file  a request                                                              
for  a hearing  to advocate  for the  return of  a crime  victim's                                                              
property, but it does grant any broader role.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  DYSON added  that this  provides another  avenue for  the                                                              
victims' advocate  if the  agency doesn't  petition the  court for                                                              
the return of a  property. He said Taylor Winston  with the Office                                                              
of Victims' Rights was available to answer any questions.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:36:20 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COGHILL  found no  questions. He  removed his objection  and                                                              
Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DYSON moved  to report SB 110, as amended,  from committee                                                              
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COGHILL announced  that  without objection,  CSSB  110(JUD)                                                              
moved from the Senate Judiciary Committee.