Enacts the "child survivor privacy act" to protect child victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings.
The "child survivor privacy act" provides protections for child victims and child witnesses in criminal proceedings. It restricts public access to information about a child witness or child victim's identity or the proceedings. The act defines a "child witness" as a person fourteen years old or less who is or will be called to testify in a criminal proceeding. It mandates that the same prosecutor, advocate, and/or social worker handle all aspects of a case involving an alleged child victim whenever practicable.
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