LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of July 29, 2016 No. 137

About recovery of victims of crimes

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. Purpose of the law and sphere of regulation

(1) Provisions of this law are aimed at creation of the legislation for providing the minimum conditions of recovery of victims of crimes, and also for protection and ensuring compliance with their rights and legitimate interests.

(2) This law regulates categories of the victims of crimes to which extend its provisions, the organization and functioning of the mechanism of protection and recovery of victims of crimes, procedure and conditions of provision by the state of financial compensation of the damage caused by crime.

(3) In sense of this law the victim of crime is understood as physical person, injured mentally or physically concerning which the moral sufferings or property losses which are directly caused by crime according to the Criminal code, and also the spouse, children and dependents of the died person are noted in case of provision of services on support, provided by Items b) and d) parts (5) Article 2.

Chapter II. System of the services in support provided to the victims of crimes

Article 2. The services in support provided to the victims of crimes

(1) Recovery of victims of crimes, and also recovery of their rights are performed by means of provision of services on support.

(2) services in support are understood as the services of public or private nature provided to the victims of physical, mental or sexual abuse.

(3) the Purpose of services in support - provision of consultations and the help to the victims in their communication with bodies of the public power, rendering assistance of physical, psychological and social resettlement.

(4) the Goal of services in support is achieved by means of special measures, such as psychological consultation, the legal and public assistance.

(5) For goal achievement, the provided part (3), the following services in support are provided to the victims of crimes:

a) informing the victims of crimes on the rights and services which can be provided to them;

b) psychological consultation;

c) the legal aid guaranteed by the state;

d) financial compensation by the state of the damage caused by crime.

(6) the Government can approve the disaggregated regulations regulating procedures of provision of services for support which are provided by part (5).

(7) the Victims of human trafficking and the victim of violence in family use the help on the terms of the Law on the prevention and suppression of human trafficking No. 241-XVI of October 20, 2005 or, depending on circumstances, the Law on the prevention and suppression of violence in family No. 45-XVI of March 1, 2007.

Article 3. The subjects given authority on provision of services on support

(1) the Central administrative authority developing, advancing and participating in realization of policy of the Government in the field of recovery of victims of crimes is the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

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