A victim's rights are related to certain “critical stages” in the criminal justice process.
These stages include:

• Filing of charges and the decision not to file charges
• Arraignment, Preliminary, and Motions hearings
• Any bond reduction or modification hearing*
• Any subpoena for a victim’s mental health, medical, education or victim compensation records
• Disposition of the complaint or charges against the person accused*
• Trial
• Sentencing hearing* and sentence reconsideration*
• Appellate review or appellate decision
• Post conviction DNA testing;
• Probation revocation hearing
• The filing of a complaint, summons, or warrant by probation for failure to report or because
     location of a person convicted of a crime is unknown
• The change of venue or transfer of probation supervision
• Request for release from probation supervision prior to the expiration of the defendant’s sentence
• Request for release from community corrections prior to the expiration of the defendant’s sentence
• An attack on judgment or conviction for which a court hearing is set

• Parole application hearing
• Parole, revocation hearing, release or discharge from imprisonment of a
      person convicted of a crime;
• Transfer to or placement of a person convicted of a crime in a
      non-secured facility
• Transfer, release, or escape of a person charged or convicted of a crime     from any state hospital
• Any petition by a sex offender to terminate sex offender registration
• The execution of an offender in a capital case

* In addition to the right to be informed and present, the victim also has a right to be heard at hearings on bond reduction or modification, any subpoena for the victim’s records, disposition of the case such as acceptance of a negotiated plea, and sentencing, including any modification of the sentence.