HB0827 Summary

• Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act to require law enforcement to provide notice when reopening a closed investigation case.

• Requires the State's Attorney to inform victims of their right to make a victim impact statement at sentencing and the right of immediate family members to submit information to the presentence report about the offense's effect on the victim.

• Modifies presentence report requirements to include information provided by the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, and other immediate family and household members about how the offense affected them.

• Establishes that victim advocate personnel shall provide information about available victim services, including referrals to programs and counselors that assist victims with trauma, loss, and grief.