CHAPTER 3. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION

IC 35-40-3
    Chapter 3. Statutory Construction

IC 35-40-3-1
Construction of article
    Sec. 1. This article shall be construed to preserve and protect therights to which a victim is entitled without interfering with the rightsof the accused to receive a fair trial or the duty of the prosecutingattorney to represent the people of Indiana.
As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.

IC 35-40-3-2
Victims confined by law enforcement
    Sec. 2. This article may not be construed to imply that a victimwho is confined by the department of correction or by any local lawenforcement agency has a right to be released to attend a hearing orthat the department of correction or the local law enforcementagency has a duty to transport the confined victim to a hearing.
As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.

IC 35-40-3-3
Delinquent acts
    Sec. 3. In cases involving a delinquent act, a reference in thisarticle to:
        (1) a criminal court shall be treated as a reference to thejuvenile court; and
        (2) a criminal proceeding or an action related to a criminalproceeding shall be treated as a reference to the equivalentproceeding or action under IC 31.
As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.