The general assembly hereby finds that an
effective criminal justice system requires the protection and assistance of victims of crime and
members of the immediate families of such victims in order to preserve the individual dignity of
victims and to encourage greater public cooperation in the apprehension and prosecution of
criminal defendants. The general assembly hereby intends to provide protection and assistance to
victims and members of the immediate families of such victims by declaring and implementing
the rights of such persons and by lessening the financial burden placed upon victims due to the
commission of crimes. This article shall be liberally construed to accomplish such purposes.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1135, § 5, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section
amended, p. 415, § 1, effective January 14, 1993.
Cross references: For constitutional provisions relating to the rights of crime victims,
see § 16a of article II, Colo. Const.; for statutory provisions relating to the rights of victims of
and witnesses to crimes, see part 3 of this article.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
cases, 1993–2015 · leading case:
People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68, 362 P.3d 1070.
People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68, 362 P.3d 1070.
· cites it 4× “â § 24-4.1-101, C.R.S. (2015). The General Assembly instructed that the statute be âliberally construedâ to accomplish its stated purpose.”
People v. Rivera, 250 P.3d 1272 (Colo. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “See § 24-4.1-101, C.R.S.2009. The restitution statute provides that restitution may be ordered to any victim compensation board that has paid a victim compensation claim.”
Dubois v. People, 211 P.3d 41 (Colo. 2009).
“The definition of "victim" provided within the Crime Victim Compensation Act, §§ 24-4.1-101 to -119, CRS. (2008), the legislation establishing victim compensation boards, appears broader than the definition of "victim" provided in the restitution statute.”
People ex rel. N.D.S., 5 P.3d 382 (Colo. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 5× “Section 24-4.1-101, C.R.S.1999. Towards that end, the Act lessens a victim's financial burden caused by the commission of a crime by providing compensation for certain types of losses.”
People v. Herron, 874 P.2d 435 (Colo. Ct. App. 1993).
“Gansz contends that, pursuant to an amendment to the Colorado Constitution adopted in 1992, as implemented by §§ 24-4.1-101, et seq., C.R.S. (1993 Cum.”
People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68.
· cites it 2× “” § 24-4.1-101, C.R.S. (2015). The General Assembly instructed that the statute be “liberally construed” to accomplish its stated purpose.”
People Ex Rel. Nds, 5 P.3d 382 (Colo. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 5× “Section 24-4.1-101, C.R.S.1999. Towards that end, the Act lessens a victim's financial burden caused by the commission of a crime by providing compensation for certain types of losses.”
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