Crime Victim Rights

• The right to request restitution
• The right to be notified of plea negotiations
• The right to be present at sentencing and to object orally or in writing to a proposed agreement or sentence.
• The right to be notified of the final disposition of the case
• The right to request law enforcement to keep your identity confidential. The agency may comply if you are a victim of sexual assault or your personal safety or property is threatened.

Domestic Violence Information

If you are the victim of domestic violence you can ask the city or county attorney to file a criminal complaint. You also have the right to go to court and file a petition requesting an Order for Protection from domestic abuse, which could include the following:

1. An order restraining the abuser from further acts of abuse;
2. An order directing the abuser to leave your household;
3. n order preventing the abuser from entering your residence (or a reasonable area around your residence) school, business, or place of employment;
4. An order awarding you or the other parent custody of or visitation with your minor child or children; or
5. An order directing the abuser to pay support to you and minor children if the abuser has a legal obligation to do so.

Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women 24 hour number: 952.873.4214
In MN, every victim making a formal statement to an officer is entitled to inform the officials in the justice system about the ways that the crime has affected his/her life. Preliminary Victim Impact Summary form available.

Are you or is someone you know living in a violent situation? Concerned about the children? Pamphlet available

Injured Victims

Injured victims may receive financial compensation from the Crime Victim Reparations Board for certain costs incurred as a result of a crime such as medical care, counseling costs, lost wages, child care, or funeral expenses NOT property damage or loss. Claims must be filed within one year of the injury except cases involving domestic child abuse.