States Beginning with K and L

Kansas

Kansas Victim Assistance
913-296-2215

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

VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

(a) Victims of crime as defined by law shall be entitled to certain basic rights, including the right to be informed of and to be present at, public hearings, as defined by law, of the criminal justice process, and to be heard at sentencing or at any other time deemed appropriate by the court, to the extent that these rights do not interfere with the constitutional rights of the accused.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating a cause of action for money damages against the state, a county, a municipality, or any of the agencies, instrumentalities, or employees thereof. The legislature may provide for other remedies to insure adequate enforcement of this section.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a court to set aside or to void a finding of guilt or innocence or an acceptance of a plea of guilty or to set aside any sentence imposed in any criminal case.

Kentucky

Victim Assistance
502-564-7554

Warren County Commonwealth Attorney
1032 College Street
BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101
(502) 746-5509

Cumberland County Commonwealth Attorney
PO Box 779
BURKESVILLE, KY 42717
(502) 864-3306

Taylor County Attorney
PO Box 217
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 42719
(502) 465-5406

TAYLOR COUNTY COMMONWEALTH ATTY.
211 E. BROADWAY
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 42719
(502) 789-6802

Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney
303 Court Street
Covington, KY 41011
(606) 292-6580

Boyle County Commonwealth attorney
114 South Fourth Street
DANVILLE, KY 40422
(606) 236-2641

Franklin County Victim assistance
315 W.Main Street
FRANKFORT, KY 40601
(502) 564-1212

MADD KENTUCKY STATE OFFICE
P.O. BOX 274
HARRODSBURG, KY 40330
(606) 734-0090

Fulton County Commonwealth Attorney
PO Box 167
HICKMAN, KY 42050
(502) 236-3536

Center for Women, Children & Families
LEXINGTON, KY 40508
(606) 259-1974

Fayette Co. Commonwealth Attorney
116 N. Upper Street
Lexington, KY 40507
(606) 246-2060

Laurel County Commonwealth Attorney
105 East 4th Street
London, KY 40741
(606) 864-2183

Family & Children's Agency
PO Box 3784
Louisville, KY 40201
(502) 583-1741

Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney
514 W.Liberty Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 595-2300

Graves County Commonwealth Attorney
423 E. Broadway
Mayfield, KY 42066
(502) 247-8522

Campbell County Commonwealth Attorney
Newport Courthouse
NEWPORT, KY 41071
(606) 292-6490

Jessamine County Sheriff
101 S. Second Street
NICHOLASVILLE, KY 40356
(606) 885-4139

Daviess County Fiscal Court
212 St. Ann Street
OWENSBORO, KY 42303
(270) 685-8424

McCracken County Commonwealth Attorney
301 South Sixth Street
PADUCAH, KY 42003
(502) 575-7402

Johnson County Attorney
Box 1361
PAINTSVILLE, KY 41240
(606) 789-7211

LKLP
HC 332 Box 2150
REDFOX, KY 41847
(606) 642-3332

Pulaski County Commonwealth Attorney
117 West Mt. Vernon Street
SOMERSET, KY 42501
(606) 677-4100

Somerset Police Deparatment
PO Box 1017
SOMERSET, KY 42502
(606) 678-5176

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

As of April, 2000, the National Center for Victims of Crime is not aware of any efforts to introduce a victims' rights amendment.

Louisiana

Louisiana Victim Assistance
504-925-1757

Louisiana Victim Compensation
504-925-4437

24TH Judicial District Attorney's Office
Courthouse, Annex
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 368-1020

29TH Judicial District Attorney's Office
P.O. BOX BOX 680
Hahnville, LA 70057
(504) 783-6263

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Dept.
42259 S. MORRISON BLVD.
HAMMOND, LA 70403
(504) 345-6150

5th Judicial DA's Victim Assistance Division
802 Julia Suite C
Rayville, LA 71269
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Louisiana does have a constitutional amendment that includes rights for crime victims. It was passed in 1998. This amendment reads as follows:

A person who is a victim of crime shall be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect, and shall be informed of the rights accorded under this Section. As defined by law, a victim of crime shall have the right to reasonable notice and to be present and heard during all critical stages of preconviction and postconviction proceedings; the right to be informed upon the release from custody or the escape of the accused or the offender; the right to confer with the prosecution prior to final disposition of the case; the right to refuse to be interviewed by the accused or a representative of the accused; the right to review and comment upon the presentence report prior to imposition of sentence; the right to seek restitution; and the right to a reasonably prompt conclusion of the case. The legislature shall enact laws to implement this Section. The evidentiary and procedural laws of this state shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with this Section.

Nothing in this Section shall inure to the benefit of an accused or to confer upon any person the right to appeal or seek supervisory review of any judicial decision made in a criminal proceeding. Nothing in this Section shall be the basis for an award of costs or attorney fees, for the appointment of counsel for a victim, or for any cause of action for compensation or damages against the state of Louisiana, a political subdivision, a public agency, or a court, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof. Remedies to enforce the rights enumerated in this Section shall be provided by law.