. ▁The ▁text ▁of ▁one ▁version ▁reads ▁as ▁follows : Section ▁ 1 . ▁Vict ims ▁of ▁cr imes ▁of ▁violence ▁and ▁other ▁cr imes ▁that ▁Congress ▁and ▁the ▁States ▁may ▁define ▁by ▁law ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁section ▁ 3 , ▁shall ▁have ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁notice ▁of ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁all ▁public ▁proceed ings ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁crime ; ▁to ▁be ▁heard ▁if ▁present ▁and ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁statement ▁at ▁a ▁public ▁pre - tri al ▁or ▁trial ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁determine ▁a ▁release ▁from ▁cust ody , ▁an ▁accept ance ▁of ▁a ▁negoti ated ▁ple a , ▁or ▁a ▁sentence ; ▁to ▁these ▁rights ▁at ▁a ▁par ole ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁they ▁are ▁afford ed ▁to ▁the ▁conv icted ▁off ender ; ▁to ▁notice ▁of ▁a ▁release ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁a ▁public ▁or ▁par ole ▁proceed ing ▁or ▁an ▁escape ; ▁to ▁a ▁final ▁disposition ▁free ▁from ▁un reason able ▁delay ; ▁to ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁rest itution ▁from ▁the ▁conv icted ▁off ender ; ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁victim ▁considered ▁in ▁determ ining ▁a ▁release ▁from ▁cust ody ; ▁and ▁to ▁notice ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁established ▁by ▁this ▁article . Section ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁victim ▁shall ▁have ▁standing ▁to ▁assert ▁the ▁rights ▁established ▁by ▁this ▁article ; ▁however , ▁nothing ▁in ▁this ▁article ▁shall ▁provide ▁grounds ▁for ▁the ▁victim ▁to ▁challenge ▁a ▁charg ing ▁decision ▁or ▁a ▁conv iction , ▁obtain ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁trial , ▁or ▁comp