Forms for Victims of Crime

Victim Rights Request Form 

Victims of crime have constitutionally protected rights.  This form provides important information about your rights as a victim of a criminal offense or delinquent act.  You will be asked to complete and sign this form so that prosecutors know which rights you wish to exercise.  The criminal justice official will also sign the form and provide you with a copy of the completed form.  You or your victim’s representative may request additional copies of the completed form at any time.

Intended Users of This Form: Crime victims, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, probation officers, and custodial officers.

This form is required to be given to a crime victim by the Ohio Revised Code and used by criminal justice partners throughout the criminal process. It contains three sections (Notification of Victim Rights, the Victim’s Rights Election, and Victim Contact Information) to facilitate rights election and compliance from investigation through disposition, including incarceration or community control.

Victims are responsible for keeping their information updated by informing the criminal justice official working on their case of any changes in contact information or rights election.

Click Here To Access a pdf fillable Victim's Rights Request Form:    SCO-CSD-0001 Victim Rights Request Form.pdf

Victim Restitution Form

Victims of a criminal offense have a constitutional right to receive full restitution from the person who committed the criminal offense or delinquent act against them. Victims may choose to seek restitution but do not have to. Restitution may be awarded to the victim’s estate if the victim is deceased. This form is designed to assist you in gathering information to present at a restitution hearing after the offender has been found guilty or adjudicated delinquent. Restitution does not necessarily cover every loss suffered by the victim. The victim retains the ability to seek damages from the offender in a civil action if necessary.

Intended Users of This Form: Crime victims.

Victims of a criminal offense or delinquent act, or their estate, have a constitutional right to receive compensation (“restitution") for economic loss from the person who committed the act against them. If you would like to seek restitution, let the prosecutor assigned to the case know, prior to a plea or trial. This form can assist you in gathering information to present at the restitution hearing, which would happen after the offender has been found guilty or adjudicated delinquent. Restitution does not necessarily cover every loss suffered by a victim.  Victims retain the ability to seek damages in a civil action, if necessary.

Crime Victim Restitution Amount Summary Form:  SCO-CSD-0002 Restitution Request.pdf

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Resources for Crime Victims
General resources for crime victims: Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Services for Victims available at www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/individuals-and-families/victims or 800.582.2877.

• Crime victims may be eligible for financial assistance through the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund for expenses such as medical counseling bills, work loss, and funeral expenses even if the suspect has not been arrested or convicted. For more information and to apply, visit ohioattorneygeneral.gov/individuals-and-families/victims/apply-for-victims-compensation or call 800.582.2877.

Protection Order Forms 

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Forms available include Domestic Violence Protection Order, Juvenile Civil Protection Order, NCIC, Stalking and Sexually Oriented Offenses Protection Order Forms.  (Link to Ohio Supreme Court)