Victim Services

The Morrison County Attorney's Office provides assistance and information to crime victims. We strive to provide the following to victims: 

Notifications

• Plea negotiations and agreements
• Changes in court schedules, date, time and place of sentencing
• Decisions made not to prosecute a domestic assault or harassment case
• Final disposition of the case
• The release of the offender from prison or an institution

Participation

• Request a speedy trial
• Object to any plea agreement or the proposed disposition
• Attend sentencing and the opportunity to submit an impact statement either orally or in writing to the court
• Be present at the sentencing and plea hearings

Right to protection from harm

• Tampering with a witness is crime
• Victims/witnesses do not have to give their address in open court
• Right to a secure waiting room
• Employers may not dismiss or discipline victims/witnesses when they are called to testify in court

Right to apply for financial assistance

• Victims may apply for financial assistance (reparations) from the state if they have suffered economic loss as a result of a crime
• Victims may request the court to order the defendant to pay restitution if the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty