Services are based upon victim’s needs and delivered without discrimination of age, race, gender or religion. It is the victim’s right to request or refuse these services. Victim advocates provide information about your case, referrals and will be able to guide you to the appropriate county agencies.

• Crisis Intervention
• Filing Order of Protection
• Filing claims for financial compensation
• Filing misdemeanor charges
• Information about your case
• Accompaniment to court
• Referral to other helpful agencies
• General support and assistance

(1) the right to be treated with fairness and respect for the victim's dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process;

(2) the right to timely disposition of the case;

(3) the right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process;

(4) the right to notification of court proceedings;

(5) the right to attend all public court proceedings the accused has the right to attend;

(6) the right to confer with the prosecution;

(7) the right to make a statement to the court at sentencing and at any post-sentencing hearings for the accused;

(8) the right to restitution from the person convicted of the criminal conduct that caused the victim's loss or injury;

(9) the right to information about the conviction, sentencing, imprisonment, escape or release of the accused;

(10) the right to have the prosecuting attorney notify the victim's employer, if requested by the victim, of the necessity of the victim's cooperation and testimony in a court proceeding that may necessitate the absence of the victim from work for good cause; and 

(11) the right to promptly receive any property belonging to the victim that is being held for evidentiary purposes by a law enforcement agency or the prosecuting attorney, unless there are compelling evidentiary reasons for retention of the victim's property.

Petition for Order of Protection From Domestic Abuse

Service of Process Information