Poderes y deberes de la Comisión de Virginia

Explicación Simple

La Comisión en Virginia tiene la tarea de hacer reglas para ayudar a las víctimas de delitos, especialmente en casos de agresión sexual. También puede recopilar información para saber si realmente ocurrió un crimen y quién es responsable.

Es como cuando un maestro tiene que crear reglas y pautas para que los estudiantes se sientan seguros y aprendan bien en la escuela. Si hay un problema, el maestro investiga qué sucedió para entender mejor la situación.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana fue víctima de un delito y necesita atención médica. La Comisión se asegura de que los hospitales reciban el pago por los exámenes que Ana necesite. Al mismo tiempo, la Comisión revisa la información para confirmar si el delito realmente ocurrió y quién es el responsable.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 19.2-368.3 - Powers and duties of Commission. The Commission shall have the following powers and duties in the administration of the provisions of this chapter: 1. To adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, to include a distinct policy (i) for the payment of physical evidence recovery kit examinations, including mileage at a rate provided by law incurred by a sexual assault forensic examiner as defined in § 19.2-11.5 , and (ii) to require each health care provider as defined in § 8.01-581.1 that provides services under this chapter to negotiate with the Commission or its designee to establish prospective agreements relating to rates for payment of claims for such services allowed under § 19.2-368.11:1 , such rates to discharge the obligation to the provider in full except where the provider is an agency of the Commonwealth and the claimant receives a third party recovery in addition to the payment from the Fund. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 2.2-3706 and 2.2-3706.1 , to acquire from the attorneys for the Commonwealth, State Police, local police departments, sheriffs' departments, and the Chief Medical Examiner such investigative results, information and data as will enable the Commission to determine if, in fact, a crime was committed or attempted, and the extent, if any, to which the victim or claimant was responsible for his own injury. These data shall include prior adult arrest records and juvenile court disposition records of the offender. For such purposes and in accordance with § 16.1-305 , the Commission may also acquire from the juvenile and domestic relations district courts a copy of the order of disposition relating to the crime. The use of any informat