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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Chapter 56. RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS |
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Subchapter A. CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS |
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Art. 56.13. VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION |
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The victim services division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall: (1) train volunteers to act as mediators between victims, guardians of victims, and close relatives of deceased victims and offenders whose criminal conduct caused bodily injury or death to victims; and (2) provide mediation services through referral of a trained volunteer, if requested by a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim. |
| Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1034, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. |