Section 780.787 - Separate waiting area; other safeguards.

WILLIAM VAN REGENMORTER CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 87 of 1985

780.787 Separate waiting area; other safeguards.

Sec. 37.

The court shall provide a waiting area for the victim separate from the juvenile, the juvenile's relatives, and the juvenile's witnesses if such an area is available and the use of the area is practical. If a separate waiting area is not available or practical, the court shall provide other safeguards to minimize the victim's contact with the juvenile, the juvenile's relatives, and the juvenile's witnesses during court proceedings.


History: Add. 1988, Act 22, Eff. June 1, 1988