A witness who participated in the commission of a crime and who desires to be a State witness.A witness in a congressional investigation, upon the recommendation of the legislative committee where his testimony is needed and with the approval of the Senate President or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be.Any person who has knowledge of or information on the commission of a crime and has testified or is testifying or is willing to testify.6981, "The Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act", which seeks to encourage a person who has witnessed or has knowledge of the commission of a crime to testify before a court or quasi-judicial body, or before an investigating authority, by protecting him from reprisals and from economic dislocation. (C) Public and private victim-service agencies or organizations, and the employees or volunteers who work for them, who are provided or otherwise obtain the addresses or telephone numbers of a victim or witness of a crime shall keep such information confidential.It is a program established under Republic Act No. The state attorney general may order the release of addresses and telephone numbers of victims and witnesses if in the opinion of the attorney general the organization meets the criteria set forth in Subsection (A). (B) A private victim-service organization that is denied access by the prosecuting attorney or other designated official to the addresses and telephone numbers of victims may request review by the state attorney general of the decision. Commercial agencies or companies and for-profit organizations are not to be considered organizations whose primary and bona fide purpose is to provide services, counseling, or other assistance to victims of crime. (3) the organization is not seeking the information for commercial purposes.
(2) such services are of sufficient quality so that it will be in the best interests of victims and/or witnesses to be offered such services by the organization and (1) the organization’s primary and bona fide purpose is to provide services, counseling, or other assistance to victims of crime (A) The prosecuting attorney, or his designee, in the district in which a private victim-service organization makes a request for the addresses and telephone numbers of victims and witnesses may authorize the release to the victim-service organization of such information by the prosecutor’s office, law enforcement agencies, or other public officers or employees, if the prosecuting attorney concludes: The Act would also establish procedures for scheduling interviews between the defense counsel, victims, and witnesses. All others, including the defense counsel, need the consent of a witness or victim in order to have access to the address or phone number. Victim assistance organizations may be granted addresses and phone numbers with approval of the prosecuting attorney. This Act would restrict the individuals who may have access to the addresses and phone numbers of witnesses and victims to law enforcement and the prosecuting attorney. Victim and Witness Address Confidentiality Act
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