Article II. Bill of Rights
Article II, Section 16a. Rights of crime victims
Constitution of the State of Colorado
Official text
Any person who is a victim of a criminal act, or such person's designee, legal guardian, or surviving immediate family members if such person is deceased, shall have the right to be heard when relevant, informed, and present at all critical stages of the criminal justice process. All terminology, including the term "critical stages", shall be defined by the general assembly.
Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 2031, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 93, p. 2155, January 14, 1993.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)
In plain English
Crime victims (or their designee, guardian or surviving family) have the right to be heard when relevant, to be informed, and to be present at all critical stages of the criminal process. The legislature defines the terms. Voters added this in 1992.
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