Victims' Rights

Alexis explains: "at that date the the named victim or the alleged victim the person who is the one who either called the police or the person that's the one that's described as being the victim in the case has the opportunity to say what they want the judge or the magistrate to know about bond in this case now under the colorado constitution victims have rights in domestic violence cases just as much as defendants do they have the right to be heard they have the right to appear at hearings they have the right to have input on what the district attorney offers in charges"

Alexis explains: "victims have the right to appear at this date for the bond being set and any modifications made that's why it takes a little bit of time because the dea has to reach out and make contact with the victim to get their input at that bond hearing a bond is then set based on typical bond schedules and based on the person's criminal history or lack thereof their stability their involvement in the community and the severity of the charges now once the bond has been set the person can then bond out there are a couple of different kinds of bonds that we go into in more detail in other videos but once the bond has been set they can bond and then there's another court date that follows very quickly thereafter that is an advisement date where they have to sign their protection order in the domestic violence case"