States Beginning with H - I

Hawaii

Hawaii Crime Victims Hotline
808-548-4680

Hawaii Victim Assistance
808-586-1282

Hawaii Victim Compensation
808-587-1143

OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
34 RAINBOW DRIVE
HILO, HI 96720
(808) 961-0466

MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING
1108 FORT ST. MALL RM 18
HONOLULU, HI 96813
(808) 538-6233

OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
4193 HARDY STREET
LIHUE, HI 96766
(808) 241-6488

DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
200 SOUTH HIGH STREET
Wailuku (Maui), HI 96793
(808) 243-7695

Unlike victims in thirty-one other states, crime victims in Hawaii have no constitutional rights.

As of April, 2000, the National Center for Victims of Crime is not aware of any recent activity on the proposed amendment in the Hawaii legislature.

Idaho

Idaho Victim Compensation
208-334-6000

Idaho does have a constitutional amendment that includes rights for crime victims. It was passed in 1994. This amendment reads as follows:

RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS.

A crime victim, as defined by statute, has the following rights:

(1) To be treated with fairness, respect, dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process.

(2) To timely disposition of the case.

(3) To prior notification of trial court, appellate and parole proceedings and, upon request, to information about the sentence, incarceration and release of the defendant.

(4) To be present at all criminal justice proceedings.

(5) To communicate with the prosecution.

(6) To be heard, upon request, at all criminal justice proceedings considering a plea of guilty, sentencing, incarceration or release of the defendant, unless manifest injustice would result.

(7) To restitution, as provided by law, from the person committing the offense that caused the victim's loss.

(8) To refuse an interview, ex parte contact, or other request by the defendant, or any other person acting on behalf of the defendant, unless such request is authorized by law.

(9) To read presentence reports relating to the crime.

(10) To the same rights in juvenile proceedings, where the offenses is a felony if committed by an adult, as guaranteed in this section, provided that access to the social history report shall be determined by statute.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a court to dismiss a case, to set aside or void a finding of guilt or an acceptance of a plea of guilty, or to obtain appellate, habeas corpus, or other relief from any criminal judgment, for a violation of the provisions of this section; nor be construed as creating a cause of action for money damages, costs or attorney fees against the state, a county, a municipality, any agency, instrumentality or person; nor be construed as limiting any rights for victims previously conferred by statute.

This section shall be self-enacting. The legislature shall have the power to enact laws to define, implement, preserve, and expand the rights guaranteed to victims in the provisions of this section.

Illinois

Illinois Victim Assistance
312-793-8550

Illinois Victim Compensation
217-782-7101

Illinois does have a constitutional amendment that includes rights for crime victims. It was passed in 1992. This amendment reads as follows:

CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS

(a) Crime victims, as defined by law, shall have the following rights as provided by law:

(1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process.

(2) The right to notification of court proceedings.

(3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.

(4) The right to make a statement to the court at sentencing.

(5) The right to information about the conviction, sentence, imprisonment, and release of the accused.

(6) The right to timely disposition of the case following the arrest of the accused;

(7) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process.

(8) The right to be present at the trial and all other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless the victim is to testify and the court determines that the victim's testimony would be materially affected if the victim hears other testimony at the trial.

(9) The right to have present at all court proceedings, subject to the rules of evidence, an advocate or other support person of the victim's choice.

(10) The right to restitution.

(b) The General Assembly may provided by law for the enforcement of this Section.

(c) The General Assembly may provide for an assessment against convicted defendants to pay for crime victims' rights.

(d) Nothing in this Section or in any law enacted under this Section shall be construed as creating a basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for appellate relief in any criminal case.

Indiana

Indiana Victim Compensation
317-233-3383

Indiana does have a constitutional amendment that includes rights for crime victims. It was passed in 1996. This amendment reads as follows:

Victims of crime, as defined by law, shall have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect throughout the criminal justice process; and, as defined by law, to be informed of and present during public hearings and to confer with the prosecution, to the extent that exercising these rights does not infringe upon the constitutional rights of the accused.

Iowa

Unlike crime victims in thirty-one other states, crime victims in Iowa have no constitutional rights. Iowa advocates are continuing to work toward an amendment.