00 CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2(STA)                                                        
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to                                           
02 the rights of victims of crimes and to criminal and juvenile justice administration.                                    
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  Article I, sec. 12, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended to read:                           
05  SECTION 12.  CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE [EXCESSIVE                                                               
06 PUNISHMENT].  Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,                                        
07 nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.  Criminal and juvenile justice [PENAL]                                   
08 administration shall be based [ON THE PRINCIPLE OF REFORMATION AND] upon                                                
09 the following in the order provided: the need for protecting the public, community                                   
10 condemnation of the offender, the rights of victims of crimes, restitution, and the                                     
11 principle of reformation.                                                                                              
12    * Sec. 2.   Article I, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new                               
13 section to read:                                                                                                        
14  SECTION 24.  RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF CRIMES.  (a)  Crime victims, as                                                     
01 defined by law, shall have the following rights, as provided by law:                                                    
02   (1)  the right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and                                         
03 privacy throughout the criminal and juvenile justice process;                                                           
04   (2)  the right to timely disposition of the case following arrest of the                                             
05 accused;                                                                                                                
06   (3)  the right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout                                                
07 the criminal and juvenile justice process;                                                                              
08   (4)  the right to be informed of and present at all criminal and juvenile                                            
09 proceedings;                                                                                                            
10   (5)  the right to confer with the prosecution;                                                                       
11   (6)  the right to make a statement at sentencing or disposition and at any                                           
12 proceeding where the accused's release from custody is considered;                                                      
13   (7)  the right to restitution;                                                                                       
14   (8)  the right to information about the conviction, judgment, sentence,                                              
15 disposition, imprisonment, criminal record, and release of the accused.                                                 
16  (b)  The legislature may provide by law for the enforcement of this section.                                          
17  (c)  The legislature may provide for assessments against convicted defendants                                         
18 to pay for crime victims' rights.                                                                                       
19    * Sec. 3.  The amendments proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                           
20 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the                        
21 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.