2014 Minnesota Statutes

611A.73 DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply to this section and section 611A.74.

Subd. 2.Appropriate authority.

"Appropriate authority" includes anyone who is the subject of a complaint under sections 611A.72 to 611A.74 to the commissioner or anyone within the agency who is in a supervisory position with regard to one who is the subject of a complaint under sections 611A.72 to 611A.74.

Subd. 3.Elements of the criminal justice system.

"Elements of the criminal justice system" refers to prosecuting attorneys and members of their staff; peace officers; probation and corrections officers; city, state, and county officials involved in the criminal justice system; and does not include the judiciary.

Subd. 4.Victim.

"Victim" refers to anyone or the next of kin of anyone who has been or purports to have been subjected to a criminal act, whether a felony, a gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor.

Subd. 5.Victim assistance program.

"Victim assistance program" refers to any entity which provides or claims to provide services and assistance to victims on a regular, ongoing basis.

Subd. 6.Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.

History:

1Sp1985 c 4 s 19; 1995 c 226 art 7 s 16; 2002 c 220 art 7 s 20,21