22-3436.   Prosecuting attorney; information to victims; right to be present at certain hearings. If a defendant is charged with a crime pursuant to article 34, 35 or 36 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;

      (a)   The prosecuting attorney, as defined in K.S.A. 22-2202, and amendments thereto, shall: (1) inform the victim or the victim's family before any dismissal or declining of prosecuting charges; (2) inform the victim or the victim's family of the nature of any proposed plea agreement; and (3) inform and give notice to the victim or the victim's family of the rights established in subsection (b);

      (b)   The victim of a crime or the victim's family have the right to be present at any hearing where a plea agreement is reviewed or accepted and the parties may submit written arguments to the court prior to the date of the hearing.

      History:   L. 1991, ch. 90, § 3; L. 2006, ch. 212, § 18; July 1.