ORS 147.433 Rights afforded upon request; notice; attendance; protection

To accord crime victims due dignity and respect, a victim in a criminal proceeding described in subsection (2) of this section has, upon request to the district attorney before a judgment of conviction is entered, the following rights:

The right to be notified by the district attorney of the victims’ rights described in this section and ORS 138.627 and 144.750;

The right to reasonable, accurate and timely notice from the Attorney General when an appeal is taken in the criminal proceeding;

The right to reasonable, accurate and timely notice from the counsel for the state when a conviction in the criminal proceeding is the subject of a petition for post-conviction relief filed under ORS 138.510 to 138.680 or post-conviction DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) testing under ORS 138.688 to 138.700;

The right to attend any public hearing related to the criminal proceeding that is conducted by an appellate court; and

The right to be reasonably protected from the offender, if the offender is present, at any related appellate or post-conviction relief proceeding.

The provisions of this section apply only to criminal proceedings involving a defendant charged with or convicted of:

A person felony, as that term is defined in the rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission;

A person Class A misdemeanor, as that term is defined in the rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission;

Burglary in the first degree under ORS 164.225;

A sex crime as defined in ORS 163A.005; or

An attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit a crime described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.

As used in this section, “victim” has the meaning given that term in ORS 131.007.