Section 646-A. Information relative to the fair treatment standards; pamphlet

1. The district attorney shall provide  the  victim,  at  the
  earliest  time  possible,  with  an informational pamphlet detailing the
  rights of crime victims which shall  be  prepared  by  the  division  of
  criminal  justice  services in cooperation with the crime victims board,
  and distributed to each district attorney's office.
    2. The pamphlet shall summarize provisions of this article.  It  shall
  also  include specific information with appropriate statutory references
  on the following:
    (a) the rights of crime victims to compensation and services;
    (b) the rights of crime victims to routine  notification  of  judicial
  proceedings  relating  to  their case as provided in section six hundred
  forty-one of this article, in section 330.20, and section 440.50 of  the
  criminal  procedure  law  and  section  one  hundred forty-nine-a of the
  correction law;
    (c) the rights of crime victims to be protected from intimidation  and
  to  have  the  court,  where  appropriate,  issue  protective  orders as
  provided in sections 530.12 and 530.13 of the criminal procedure law and
  sections 215.15, 215.16 and 215.17 of the penal law;
    (d) the rights of crime victims to submit, where appropriate, a victim
  impact statement for the pre-sentencing report and the parole hearing as
  provided in section 390.30 of the criminal procedure law and section two
  hundred fifty-nine-i of this chapter;
    (e) the rights of crime victims, where a defendant is being  sentenced
  for  a  felony,  to request the right to make a statement at the time of
  sentencing as provided in section 380.50 of the criminal procedure  law;
  and
    (f)  the  rights  of crime victims to request restitution and have the
  district attorney present such request to the court and assist the crime
  victim  in  the  filing  and  collection  of  a  restitution  order   in
  cooperation  with  the  designated  agency  of  the court as provided in
  section 420.10 of the criminal procedure law and section  60.27  of  the
  penal law.
    (g)  the  rights  of  crime  victims  to  be  aware of the defendant's
  incarceration status by  providing  the  division  of  parole's  contact
  information,  including  the  division's  toll-free telephone number, as
  provided for in subdivision two of section two hundred  fifty-nine-i  of
  this  chapter.  Such  notice  shall  advise  the crime victim to use the
  division's toll-free telephone number to update contact information.
    3. This  pamphlet  shall  provide  space  for  the  insertion  of  the
  following information:
    (a)  the  address  and phone number of the nearest crime victims board
  office;
    (b) the address and phone numbers of local  victim  service  programs,
  where appropriate;
    (c)  the  name,  phone number and office location of the person in the
  district attorney's office to whom inquiries concerning the victims case
  may be directed; and
    (d) any other information the division deems appropriate.
    4. (a) The commissioner of the division of criminal  justice  services
  in  cooperation with the crime victims board shall develop and prepare a
  standardized form for the use  of  district  attorney  offices  for  the
  purpose  of  reporting  compliance  with this section. The form is to be
  distributed to each district attorney. Every district attorney's  office
  in  the  state shall complete the reporting form annually and send it to
  the chair of the crime victims board by the first day  of  January  each
  year subsequent to the effective date of this subdivision.

    (b)  A  copy  of the report shall be retained by the district attorney
  and upon request, a victim of a crime or relative of a victim  shall  be
  entitled  to receive from the district attorney a copy of their district
  attorney's annual report without charge. Any other person  requesting  a
  copy  of  the  report  shall  pay a fee not to exceed the actual cost of
  reproduction.