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Victims of crimes of violence and other crimes that Congress and the States may define by law pursuant to section 3, shall have the rights to notice of and not to be excluded from all public proceedings relating to the crime ; to be heard if present and to submit a statement at a public pre-trial or trial proceeding to determine a release from custody, an acceptance of a negotiated plea, or a sentence ; to these rights at a parole proceeding to the extent they are afforded to the convicted offender ; to notice of a release pursuant to a public or parole proceeding or an escape ; to a final disposition free from unreasonable delay ; to an order of restitution from the convicted offender ; to have the safety of the victim considered in determining a release from custody ; and to notice of the rights established by this article.
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Category: Victims of anti-LGBT hate crimes
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Category: Victims of anti-LGBT hate crimes
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Category: Victims of antisemitic violence
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Category: Victims of religiously motivated violence in the United States
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