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Legislature advances requirement that plea agreements include proof victims were notified
Summary
Bill 106‑38 would require courts to accept plea agreements only when the prosecution supplies documented proof that victims were notified; the committee added a floor amendment to allow either the Attorney General’s crime‑victim response unit or the prosecutor assigned to the case to certify notification.
Senator Parkinson (bill sponsor on floor) moved to place Bill 106‑38 on the third‑reading file, describing the bill as amending Guam law to require that no plea agreement be accepted by a court unless the prosecution provides reasonable documented proof that the victim has been notified. Sponsors and supporters framed the measure as a guardrail to prevent victims from being blindsided by plea outcomes and to formalize existing practices used by the Attorney General’s Victims’ Response Unit.
Why it matters: Supporters said victims’ advocates and trauma‑informed practitioners report that victims can be re‑traumatized when they…
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