Definitions

As used in this Chapter:

(a)‘Crime’ means an act or omission committed by an adult or juvenile that would constitute an offense against a person under all existing Guam statutes.

(b)‘Homicide Victim’ means a person whose death was caused by another person under the provisions of Chapter 16 of Title 9, Guam Code Annotated.

(c)‘Surviving immediate family members’ means surviving grandparents, parents, siblings, spouse, children, any legal guardian of the victim who requests notification.

(d)‘Victim’ means a person against whom a crime has been committed by either an adult or a juvenile and who requests notification.

(e)‘Witness’ means a person whose testimony or knowledge is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury, or in a criminal investigation, action, prosecution or proceeding.

(f)‘Final disposition’ means the ultimate termination of the criminal prosecution of a defendant, including, but not limited to, dismissal, acquittal, or imposition of sentence by the court. COL120106 CH. 160 CRIME V ICTIM’S R IGHTS ACT OF 2004

(g)‘Juvenile’ means a person within the court’s jurisdiction under Title 19, Guam Code Annotated, Chapter 5, Family Court Act.

(h)‘Juvenile facility’ means the Department of Youth Affairs, as described in 19 GCA, Division 2, Chapter 20, the Youth Affairs Act of 1978, to which a juvenile has been committed or in which a juvenile is detained.

(i)‘Person’ means an individual, organization, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity against whom the crime was perpetrated.

(j)‘Prisoner’ means a person who has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment, or placement in a juvenile facility, for having committed a crime or an act that would be a crime if committed by an adult against a victim.

(k)‘Prosecuting attorney’ means any attorney, by whatever title designated, having by law the right of duty to prosecute any offense on behalf of Guam.