Sec. 24.60.995. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the Legislative Ethics Act.
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.
Sec. 24.65.070. Staff and delegation.
(a) The victims’ advocate shall appoint a person to serve as acting victims’ advocate in the absence of the victims’ advocate. The victims’ advocate shall also appoint assistants and clerical personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Subject to AS 36.30.020, the victims’ advocate may enter into personal services and other contracts […]
Sec. 24.65.080. Office facilities and administration.
(a) Subject to restrictions and limitations imposed by the executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency, the administrative facilities and services of the Legislative Affairs Agency, including computer, data processing, and teleconference facilities, may be made available to the victims’ advocate to be used in the management of the office of victims’ rights and to […]
Sec. 24.65.090. Procedure.
(a) The victims’ advocate shall, by regulations adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), establish procedures for advocacy on behalf of crime victims, receiving and processing complaints, conducting investigations, reporting findings, and ensuring that confidential information obtained by the victims’ advocate in the course of advocacy on behalf of a crime victim or in the […]