Oregon Senate Bill 233 provides a legal framework for crime victims to go to court and enforce their constitutional rights

Attorney General John Kroger has signed Oregon's Senate Bill 233, which protects the constitutional rights of crime victims.

"Crime victims have the right to be heard, the right to be consulted, the right to participate in the criminal justice system," Attorney General Kroger said. "SB233 gives them the right to go to court and make those promised rights a reality."

See the full story put out by the Oregon Department of Justice: http://www.doj.state.or.us/releases/2009/rel052909.shtml