Washington Coalition of Crime Victim Advocates
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Who?
Victim
Victim survivor (7.69.020)
Victim's representative (7.69.040)
Where?
Any hearing where the offender's release is at issue (Article I, Section 35); Bond hearings, parole hearings, sentence commutation hearings.
At sentencing (7.69.030)
Submitting a Victim Impact Statement (7.69.030)
How?
In person
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By audio or video tape (for parole or commutation of sentence proceedings)