46-24-101. Purpose. The legislature declares that the purposes of this chapter are to:
     (1) protect the role of crime victims and witnesses in the criminal justice process;
     (2) assure that victims and witnesses of crime receive fair and proper treatment from law enforcement agencies and prosecutors; and
     (3) provide a standard of conduct governing the treatment of victims and witnesses in criminal cases.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 554, L. 1985.