04/23/1997 05:35 PM Senate FIN

                                                                               
       SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 9(JUD)                              
                                                                               
       "An Act  relating to  the rights of  crime victims  and                 
  victims   of juvenile offenses;  relating to the  collection                 
  by victims     of  restitution  from prisoners;  relating to                 
  the definition of   `incapacitated'  for   sexual  offenses;                 
  creating the crime of    interfering  with  a  report  of  a                 
  crime involving domestic      violence;   relating  to   the                 
  safety of victims, other persons,  and   the  community   in                 
  setting bail or conditions of release;  relating  to  access                 
  to certain records of the Violent Crimes     Compensation                    
  Board; amending Rules 6 and 43(d), Alaska Rules   o        f                 
  Criminal  Procedure,  Rules  404 and  615,  Alaska  Rules of                 
       Evidence,  and Rule  3, Alaska  Delinquency  Rules; and                 
  providing      for an effective date."                                       
                                                                               
  Representative Brian Porter, sponsor of the bill was invited                 
  to join the committee.  He noted specifically that al fiscal                 
  notes  were  zero.   He explained  sections 3,  4, 5  and 6.                 
  Section 7 would  redefine "incapacitated".  He  referred the                 
  members to the section analysis provided.                                    
                                                                               
  Anne   Carpeneti,   Assistant  Attorney   General,  Criminal                 
  Division,  Department  of  Law  was   invited  to  join  the                 
  committee.   At this point Senator Adams  and Senator Pearce                 
  conferred briefly agreeing that Senator Adams' amendment was                 
  the same  as Senator Pearce's  amendment #2.   Ms. Carpeneti                 
  said that the  department opposed amendment #2  and referred                 
  to the 1994  victims' rights  law.  She  briefly outlined  a                 
  present Fairbanks case.  A mental  examination  for a victim                 
  should be very limited.                                                      
                                                                               
  Senator Pearce moved  amendment #1 and without  objection it                 
  was adopted.                                                                 
                                                                               
  Senator Torgerson  moved  SCS CSHB  9(FIN)  with  individual                 
  recommendations and  accompanying fiscal  notes and  without                 
  objection it was reported out.