3.0.0 1749 2023-01-12T17:52:44Z 2023-01-12T17:52:44Z Senate S S 2007-06-29 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-06-29T18:11:18Z 2007-06-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-06-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8745-8748) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn N Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Criminal procedure Depositions Due process of law Government Operations and Politics Jurisdiction Law Parole Pleas (Criminal procedure) Pretrial procedure Probation Right of privacy Right to counsel Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Speedy trial Subpoena Trials U.S. Sentencing Commission Victims of crimes Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-06-29 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-04T15:56:32Z Crime Victims' Rights Rules Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to ensuring that the rights and standing of crime victims are accounted for in the federal criminal justice system.

Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow for the involvement of crime victims in the various phases of the criminal justice process, including: (1) the initial court appearance of a defendant; (2) the preliminary hearing; (3) the pretrial conference; (4) transfers of trial venues; and (5) revocations or modifications of probation or supervised release. Sets forth requirements for giving notice to crime victims of criminal proceedings and their right to participate in such proceedings.

Requires a court to consider the views of crime victims before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

Permits a crime victim to attend any public deposition taken in a criminal proceeding.

Prohibits documents containing personal or confidential information about a crime victim from being subpoenaed without giving the victim notice and an opportunity to be heard.

Grants crime victims the right to: (1) attend any public court proceeding, subject to certain court-imposed restrictions; and (2) address the court regarding any decisions to release a defendant or dismiss a criminal case.

Authorizes a court to appoint counsel to assist crime victims in exercising their rights.

Requires a court to protect crime victims against unreasonable delay in criminal proceedings.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend its sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and official commentary to ensure that crime victims have meaningful participation in the sentencing process.

]]> Crime Victims' Rights Rules Act of 2007 Display Title Crime Victims' Rights Rules Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide adequate protection to the rights of crime victims, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Crime Victims' Rights Rules Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-29T04:00:00Z 2007-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.