Sec. 24.65.105. Payment of restitution.
(a) Subject to appropriation, the office of victims’ rights is authorized to pay outstanding balances on orders of restitution under AS 12.55.045 or AS 47.12.120. The office of victims’ rights shall coordinate and make payments from the restorative justice account (AS 43.23.048) in accordance with the priority in (b) of this section. A crime victim […]
Sec. 24.65.110. Advocacy on behalf of crime victims; records.
(a) The victims’ advocate shall assist crime victims in obtaining the rights crime victims are guaranteed under the constitution and laws of the state with regard to the contacts crime victims have with justice agencies. (b) The victims’ advocate may make the statement a crime victim is authorized to make under art. I, sec. 24, […]
Sec. 24.65.115. Authority to request return of property on behalf of certain persons.
(a) Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, the victims’ advocate may (1) file a request under AS 12.36.070 with a law enforcement agency for the return of property to a crime victim after having conducted an investigation and determining that the crime victim is entitled to the return of the property under the factors listed […]
Sec. 24.65.120. Investigations.
(a) The victims’ advocate may investigate complaints from crime victims that they have been denied the rights they are guaranteed under the constitution and laws of this state. (b) In an investigation, the victims’ advocate may (1) make inquiries and obtain information considered necessary; (2) hold private hearings; and (3) notwithstanding other provisions of law, […]
Sec. 24.65.010. Office of victims’ rights.
There is created in the legislative branch of the state the office of victims’ rights. The victims’ advocate is the director of the office of victims’ rights.
Sec. 24.65.020. Appointment of the victims’ advocate.
(a) A candidate for appointment as the victims’ advocate shall be nominated by the victims’ advocate selection committee composed of three members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate and three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house. One member of a minority party caucus in […]
Sec. 24.65.030. Qualifications.
A person may not serve as victims’ advocate (1) unless the person has been a resident of the state for the three years immediately preceding the person’s appointment; (2) unless the person has been engaged in the active practice of law for the three years immediately preceding the person’s appointment; (3) unless the person has […]
Sec. 24.65.040. Term of office.
(a) The term of office of the victims’ advocate is five years. A victims’ advocate may be reappointed but may not serve for more than three terms. To be eligible for reappointment at the conclusion of each five-year term of service, a victims’ advocate seeking reappointment must submit to the victims’ advocate selection committee an […]
Sec. 24.65.050. Removal.
The legislature, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a roll call vote of two-thirds of the members of each house entered in the journal, may remove or suspend the victims’ advocate from office, but only for neglect of duty, misconduct, or disability.
Sec. 24.65.060. Compensation.
The victims’ advocate is entitled to receive an annual salary of Range 26 on the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011(a) for Juneau.