Senate Bill 17-051: Crime Victims' Rights

• Expands the definition of "crime" to include failure to stop at accident scenes resulting in death or serious bodily injury, stalking violations, and posting private images for harassment or pecuniary gain

• Adds new victim rights including notification of requests for progression from state mental health hospitals, probation revocation hearings, and the governor's commutation or pardon decisions before public disclosure

• Requires courts to consider victims' objections to sequestration from critical case stages and mandates written explanation of decisions to sequester victims

• Allows unavailable victims to provide statements remotely by phone or similar technology to community corrections boards when unable to attend in person due to physical inability, financial hardship, safety concerns, or significant emotional impact

• Establishes victim notification procedures for parole board reviews, early termination of probation requests, and placement changes of incarcerated or juvenile offenders that may affect victim safety