CHAPTER 2. APPLICABILITY; STANDING TO INVOKE RIGHTS
IC 35-40-2
Chapter 2. Applicability; Standing to Invoke Rights
IC 35-40-2-1
Standing of victims
Sec. 1. A victim has standing to assert the rights established by
this article. However, this article does not do any of the following:
(1) Provide grounds for a victim to challenge a charging
decision or a conviction, obtain a stay of trial, or compel a new
trial.
(2) Give rise to a claim for damages against the state of Indiana,
a political subdivision, or any public official.
(3) Provide grounds for a person accused of or convicted of a
crime or an act of delinquency to obtain any form of relief.
As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.