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  2. 1982 California Proposition 8 - Wikipedia

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    The Victim's Bill of Rights added Section 28 to Article 1 of the constitution. This section has since been substantially added to and amended by Marsy's Law , enacted in 2008. Section 28 granted victims of crime the right to restitution from the perpetrator unless there were "compelling and extraordinary reasons" to the contrary.

  3. Victims' rights - Wikipedia

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    In 2015 The Victims Bill of Rights Act (Bill C-32) created the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and amended other legislation to align with these rights. [23] [22] Since the first provincial Victims Bill of Rights in Manitoba, every province and territory has instated some type of law that addresses victims of crime although they vary. [23]

  4. Victims' Rights Amendment - Wikipedia

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    The federal victims' rights amendments which have been proposed are similar to the above. The primary contention, and perhaps the main reason that to this point they remain only proposals, is whether they will apply only to federal offenses and the federal system or will mandate all states to adopt similar provisions (the version advocated by at least one very high-profile advocate, John Walsh ...

  5. Crime Victims' Rights Act - Wikipedia

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    The Crime Victims' Rights Act, (CVRA) 18 U.S.C. § 3771, is part of the United States Justice for All Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-405, 118 Stat. 2260 (effective Oct. 30, 2004). [1] The CVRA enumerates the rights afforded to victims in federal criminal cases and victims of offenses committed in the District of Columbia.

  6. Marsy's Law - Wikipedia

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    Marsy's Law, the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election, is an amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections.

  7. Victims of Crime Act of 1984 - Wikipedia

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    The Office for Victims of Crime, established by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984, administers the Crime Victims Fund. The fund is financed by fines paid by convicted federal offenders. As of September 2013, the Fund balance had reached almost $9 billion.

  8. Political positions of Dianne Feinstein - Wikipedia

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    The bill was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994. The bill protected 7,661,089 acres (31,003 km 2) of California's desert lands as wilderness and national parks. [23] [better source needed] The Act doubled the size of the National Wilderness Preservation System in California, and was the largest wilderness bill in California's ...

  9. California Victim Compensation Board - Wikipedia

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    The California Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) provides compensation for victims of violent crime who are injured or threatened with injury. Among the crimes covered are domestic violence, child abuse, sexual and physical assault, homicide, robbery, drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. If a person meets eligibility criteria, CalVCP ...