40-38-112. Responsibilities of office of the prosecuting attorney - Duty of victim.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-38-112 | 2025

(a) After indictment, presentment, or information, the office of the prosecuting attorney through the victim witness coordinator shall provide the victim with the following information:

(1) The procedural steps involved in a criminal prosecution

(2) Dates, times and places of all proceedings involving the victims case

(3) The availability of victims compensation benefits and

(4) Forms to invoke compensation benefits and other rights.

(b) The victim has a duty to keep current information regarding the victims location so that the victim-witness coordinator may be able to contact the victim, if necessary.