ORS 419C.274: Notification of victim regarding waiver hearing or second look hearing.

(1) The division of the Department of Justice providing victim and survivor services shall, in consultation with district attorney victim assistance programs and community-based victim service providers, develop model polices for providing notice to victims concerning waiver hearings under ORS 419C.349 (1)(a) and hearings conducted pursuant to ORS 420A.203. The policies must ensure that victim notification is provided in a trauma-informed and culturally specific manner.

      (2) Prior to a waiver hearing under ORS 419C.349 (1)(a) or a hearing conducted pursuant to ORS 420A.203, notice of the hearing shall be provided to the victim of the offense by the district attorney’s victim assistance program in accordance with the model policies described in subsection (1) of this section, and in a manner that informs the victim of the victim’s rights. The district attorney’s victim assistance program shall also provide to the victim accompaniment to court hearings and referrals to community-based victim services that are, where available, culturally specific.