Protecting and promoting the legal rights of Utah crime victims.
Victims of crime have rights that are protected by law! The Utah Legislature passed Utah’s first victims’ rights laws in the 1980s, and those laws have continued to change and develop since then. In 1994, Utah added a Victims’ Rights Amendment to its state Constitution.
The Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic (UCVLC) provides free legal representation to crime victims when their rights are at stake. The Legal Clinic is available to serve victims of all types of crime and has a statewide focus.*
- To provide free legal services to crime victims in criminal district, justice, juvenile and appellate courts
- To recruit and train a roster of pro bono attorneys and law students to provide legal services to victims
- to provide education to criminal justice professionals on victim's rights
If you are a crime victim, the family member of a crime victim, or someone who would like to help crime victims, please contact the UCVLC.
*Note: The Legal Clinic uses a case screening process; priority will be given to the cases where victim's rights (as outlined above), are being denied or violated.