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DOD/OS | RIN: 0790-AJ31 | Publication ID: Spring 2018 |
Title: Victim and Witness Assistance | |
Abstract:
This new rule assists victims and witnesses of crimes committed in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and discusses the rights of crime victims under the UCMJ which are more extensive than those of witnesses. It also describes notification and assistance available to victims and witnesses of crime from initial contact through investigation, prosecution, confinement, and release. Finally, annual reporting requirements for assistance provided across the DoD to victims of and witnesses to crime, and legal assistance for crime victims is discussed. The rights of victims are laid out in the rule. The Military Services are required to provide legal counsel, known as Special Victims’ Counsel/Victims’ Legal Counsel, to assist victims of alleged sex-related offenses under Articles 120, 120(a), 120(b), 120(c), and 125 of the UCMJ. The Military Services are also required to establish a special victim capability comprised of specially trained criminal investigators, judge advocates, paralegals, and victim/witness assistance personnel to support victims of covered special victim offenses. |
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Agency: Department of Defense(DOD) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Other | |
CFR Citation: 32 CFR 114 | |
Legal Authority: 10 U.S.C. ch. 47 10 U.S.C. 113 10 U.S.C. 1034 10 U.S.C. 1044 10 U.S.C. 1058 and 1059 10 U.S.C. 1408 18 U.S.C. 1512 to 1514 Pub. L. 112-239, sec. 573 126 Stat. 1632 Pub. L. 113-291, sec. 533 128 Stat. 3292 |
Legal Deadline:
None |
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Additional Information: DoD Instruction 1030.02, "Victim and Witness Assistance" | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: LTCOL Reggie D. Yager Department of Defense Office of the Secretary 4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 2C548A, Washington, DC 20301-4000 Phone:703 571-9301 Email: reggie.d.yager.mil@mail.mil |