Indiana § 35-40-6-5 - Victim-offender reconciliation program
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-40-6-5 — Victim-offender reconciliation program, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-40-6-5. Victim-offender reconciliation program
Sec. 5. (a) If a victim participates in a victim-offender reconciliation program (VORP) operated by a victim assistance program under section 4(9) of this chapter, the victim shall execute a waiver releasing:
(1) the prosecuting attorney responsible for the victim assistance program; and
(2) the victim assistance program;
from civil and criminal liability for actions taken by the victim, an accused person, or an offender as a result of participation by the victim, the accused person, or the offender in a victim-offender reconciliation program (VORP).
(b) A victim is not required to participate in a victim-offender reconciliation program (VORP) under section 4(9) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.
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