00CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 43(FIN)                                                                               
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to                                           
02 the rights of crime victims.                                                                                            
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  Article I, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new                             
05 section to read:                                                                                                        
06  SECTION 24.  RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS.  To preserve and protect                                                        
07 victims' rights to justice and due process, a victim of crime shall have the right to be                                
08 reasonably protected from the accused, to confer with the prosecution, and to be                                        
09 treated with dignity, respect, and fairness during all phases of the criminal and juvenile                              
10 justice process.  A victim of crime shall be entitled to the right to timely disposition                                
11 of the case following the arrest of the accused, to be informed of and allowed to be                                    
12 present at all criminal or juvenile proceedings where the accused has the right to be                                   
13 present, to be allowed to be heard, upon request, at sentencing, before or after                                        
14 conviction or juvenile adjudication, and at any proceeding where the accused's release                                  

01 from custody is considered, to seek restitution from the accused, and to the right to be                                
02 informed, upon request, of the accused's escape or release from custody before or after                                 
03 conviction or juvenile adjudication.  The legislature shall implement this section.                                     
04    * Sec. 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                            
05 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the                        
06 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.