Section 11.212 - Responsibilities of State and local law enforcement agencies(a)Training. A law enforcement agency shall insure that all of its officers and employees are familiar with crime victims' compensation as provided for in Chapter 7. Instruction concerning crime victims' compensation shall be made a part of the training curriculum for all trainee officers.(b) Notice.--(1) The law enforcement agency responding to or investigating an incident shall provide basic information on the rights and services available for crime victims and the availability of crime victims' compensation to the direct victim or, if appropriate, a member of the direct victim's family. The information shall be provided when the agency has first contact with the direct victim or, if appropriate, a member of the direct victim's family or as soon as reasonably possible. The information required under this subsection shall be in a written notice in a manner or form developed by the Office of VIctims' Services.(2) Law enforcement agencies shall be responsible for ensuring that officers provide the notification required under paragraph (1).(c) Application.-- The Office of Victims' Services shall make the written information under subsection (b)(1) available on the office's publicly accessible Internet website and provide law enforcement agencies printed notices and claim forms for crime victims' compensation. The Office of Victims' Services shall also provide updates to law enforcement agencies on changes which affect their responsibilities under this act.(e)Confirmation.--The law enforcement agency responding to or investigating an incident shall indicate on the police report that the information required under subsection (b) was provided to the direct victim or, if appropriate, a member of the direct victim's family.(f) Notice in personal injury rights crimes.-- (1) In personal injury rights crimes, the law enforcement agency shall make reasonable efforts to notify the victim of the arrest of the suspect and of the filing or forwarding of a complaint relating to the crime as soon as possible. Unless the victim cannot be located, notice of the arrest shall be provided not more than 24 hours after the preliminary arraignment. In cases alleging delinquency, notice of the filing or forwarding of a complaint shall be provided not more than 24 hours after the complaint has been filed or forwarded to the juvenile probation office or district attorney.(2) In personal injury rights crimes, a law enforcement agency, sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable shall notify the victim of an inmate's escape from the custody of the law enforcement agency, sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable. (g) Return of property. The appropriate law enforcement agency shall return to the victim property seized as evidence if the prosecutor's office determines that the evidence is no longer needed for prosecution.Amended by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 77, § 3, eff. 4/7/2023.1998, Nov. 24, P.L. 882, No. 111, § 212, imd. effective. Amended 2000, Oct. 30, P.L. 641, No. 86, § 3, effective in 60 days; 2002, June 28, P.L. 496, No. 85, § 1, effective in 60 days.