In November 1992, the voters of Colorado passed a resolution to include Victim Rights as a part of the State’s Constitution. The crimes specifically covered by the Victim Rights Act are: l Homicide l Menacing l Sexual Assault (both adult and child victims) l Child Abuse l Crimes against At-Risk Persons l Careless Driving Resulting Death l Tampering, intimidating or retaliation against a witness or victim l Aggravated Intimidation of a Witness or Victim l Harassment by Stalking l Assault l Kidnapping l Failure to stop at accident involving death l Ethnic Intimidation l Domestic Violence (exception is if both parties are co-defendants) l Robbery l Incest l Sexual Exploitation of Children l Indecent Exposure l Violation of a Protection Order in a Sexual Assault case The Victim Rights Act also includes any criminal attempt, conspiracy, criminal solicitation or accessory involving any of the crimes above. A victim’s rights are related to certain “critical stages” in the criminal justice process. These stages include, but are not limited to: l Filing or no filing of charges l Preliminary hearing l Bond hearing l Probation hearing l Petition to terminate sex offender registration l Motions hearing l Disposition or Dismissal of charges l Trial l Sentence hearing l Any subpoena for Victim records l Execution in a capital case Even if the crime committed against you is not technically covered by the Victim Rights Act, the Sheriff’s Victim Advocates and the District Attorney’s Victim/Witness Coordinators are dedicated to working with you to insure that your rights as a victim, particularly the right to submit a Victim Impact Statement to the Court, are protected.