HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #3 Marsy's LawWHEREAS, Marsy's Law For Idaho and advocacy organizations statewide are
dedicated to guaranteeing victims' rights and providing a voice; and
WHEREAS, Marsy's Law For Idaho supporters agree victims should always be
treated with fairness and respect throughout the criminal justice
process, protected from the defendant, reasonably heard at public
proceedings, given a voice through the process of the case; and
WHEREAS, per the Idaho State Police and its most recent 2020 Idaho Statewide
Crime Profile report, a total of 17,955 crimes were committed
against Idahoans, and a total of 4,484 violent crime offenses were
reported to law enforcement, including murder, rape, robbery and
aggravated assault; and
WHEREAS, Marsy's Law for Idaho will ensure that victim's receive the same
rights that are afforded to criminals and have rights to notification of
release from probation and parole, hearings, and the legal standing in
court to assert their rights; and
WHEREAS, Victims' Rights is a non-partisan, non-political issue, and Marsy's
Law for Idaho is a common sense approach to ensuring victims' rights
NOW THEREFORE, I/We, [Name], [Office], [City, State], do hereby proclaim our
support for Marsy's Law for Idaho and its goal and commitment to ensuring crime
victims be guaranteed equal constitutional rights in our justice system.
In and for the [City/State/Applicable Org], and encourage all of our citizens to
join in the commitment to protect the rights of Idaho crime victims.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [Applicable
signatory language] [long form date].
[Name]
[Office/Location]
ATTEST: