§ 611A.033 — Speedy Trial; Notice of Hearings and Schedule Change
Plain-Language Summary
This section gives a crime victim the right to ask the prosecutor to demand, under Rule 11.09 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, that the trial begin within 60 days of the demand, and the prosecutor must make reasonable efforts to comply. The prosecutor must also make reasonable efforts to tell the victim the date and time of the plea hearing and the sentencing hearing, and to give advance notice of any change in the court schedule to a victim who has been subpoenaed or asked to testify. In a case where a vulnerable adult is the victim, the state may move for a speedy trial, and the court may grant it after considering the victim's age and health.
611A.033 SPEEDY TRIAL; NOTICE OF HEARINGS AND SCHEDULE CHANGE.
(a) A victim has the right to request that the prosecutor make a demand under rule 11.09 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure that the trial be commenced within 60 days of the demand. The prosecutor shall make reasonable efforts to comply with the victim’s request.
(b) A prosecutor shall make reasonable efforts to provide to a victim the date and time of the sentencing hearing and the hearing during which the plea is to be presented to the court.
(c) A prosecutor shall make reasonable efforts to provide advance notice of any change in the schedule of the court proceedings to a victim who has been subpoenaed or requested to testify.
(d) In a criminal proceeding in which a vulnerable adult, as defined in section 609.232, subdivision 11, is a victim, the state may move the court for a speedy trial. The court, after consideration of the age and health of the victim, may grant a speedy trial. The motion may be filed and served with the complaint or any time after the complaint is filed and served.
History:
1986 c 435 s 12; 2009 c 119 s 10; 2011 c 76 art 3 s 2; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 49
History: History: 1986 c 435 s 12; 2009 c 119 s 10; 2011 c 76 art 3 s 2; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 49