HI HCR140

Urges the criminal justice system to provide 13 specified rights to crime victims, surviving immediate family members, and witnesses upon written request.

Grants victims the right to be informed of case developments, consulted on plea bargains, present at all proceedings, heard at post-arrest release decisions and sentencing, and protected from threats or harm.

Requires law enforcement and criminal justice personnel to inform victims of financial assistance and social services available, provide secure waiting areas in court, and expeditiously return personal property within ten days when no longer needed as evidence.

Mandates the Department of Public Safety, Hawaii Paroling Authority, judiciary, and Attorney General make good faith efforts to notify victims when imprisoned persons receive income exceeding $10,000 and establish restitution payment as a precondition for parole release.

Extends victim rights eligibility to crimes reported to police more than three months after occurrence and requires certified copies be transmitted to law enforcement agencies, courts, the Attorney General, and victim/witness counselors.