After conducting a search, use filters to narrow your results.

Federal

Select this category for laws applicable to federal or military justice systems.

  • Example: Select Military for laws applicable to military personnel, whether active, reserve, or retired.

State or Territory

Choose from a dropdown list of U.S. states and territories to find laws applicable to a specific location. This filter ensures that results are relevant to the jurisdiction where a legal issue arose.

  • Example: If you are researching Marsy’s Law provisions, select Florida to see how the law applies in that state.

Tribe

Choose from a dropdown list of recognized Tribes to find legal provisions specific to Tribal jurisdictions. This filter is essential for locating laws that apply within Tribal courts or under Tribal law frameworks. Tribal laws can differ significantly from state and federal laws, so filtering by Tribe ensures accuracy when seeking legal resources.

  • Example: If you need information on the Cherokee Nation’s victim protection laws, select Cherokee Nation to view the Tribal statutes and case law.
  • Example: If you are assisting an American Indian victim with restitution rights and need to understand how Tribal courts handle such cases, you can filter by Restitution under Rights and choose a specific Tribe to see relevant laws.

Type

Choose between various legal sources, including case law, statutes, constitutions, regulations, and legal opinions. This filter allows users to focus on the type of legal authority they need.

  • Example: If you want to review statutory definitions of victims’ rights rather than court decisions, filter by Statutes.

Rights

Filter results by specific victims’ rights, such as the right to be heard, the right to restitution, or the right to protection. Choose a specific right to ensure the search results are relevant to the legal protections afforded to victims. The following are examples of victims’ rights and how to search for more specific information:

  • Right To Be Heard — Ensures victims can provide statements during sentencing, parole hearings, and other judicial proceedings.
    • Example: If you need to find legal protections for victims providing testimony at a parole hearing, select Right To Be Heard to locate statutes or case law supporting their participation.
  • Right to Restitution — Provides victims with compensation for financial losses resulting from a crime.
    • Example: If a victim of identity theft is seeking financial reimbursement, select Right to Restitution to find laws outlining restitution eligibility and enforcement in their jurisdiction.

Victim Populations

Filter your search by a specific victim population, such as elderly victims, victims of domestic violence, victims of financial or property crime, victims of human trafficking, victims of a juvenile offender, victims of an offender with mental illness, victims of sexual assault, victims of stalking, or victims with a disability.

  • Victim of Human Trafficking
    • Example: Select the Human Trafficking Victim filter if you want to narrow the search results to focus on victims of human trafficking.
  • Victim of Financial or Property Crime
    • Example: If you want to filter your search results to focus on a victim of credit card theft, select the Victim of Financial or Property Crime filter.