▁by ▁this ▁article , ▁to ▁proceed ings ▁free ▁from ▁un reason able ▁delay , ▁to ▁reasonable ▁notice ▁of ▁the ▁release ▁or ▁escape ▁of ▁the ▁accused , ▁to ▁due ▁consideration ▁of ▁the ▁crime ▁victim ' s ▁safety , ▁and ▁to ▁rest itution . ▁The ▁crime ▁victim ▁or ▁the ▁crime ▁victim ' s ▁law ful ▁representative ▁has ▁standing ▁to ▁fully ▁assert ▁and ▁en force ▁these ▁rights ▁in ▁any ▁court . ▁Nothing ▁in ▁this ▁article ▁provides ▁grounds ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁trial ▁or ▁any ▁claim ▁for ▁dam ages ▁and ▁no ▁person ▁accused ▁of ▁the ▁conduct ▁described ▁in ▁section ▁ 2 ▁of ▁this ▁article ▁may ▁obtain ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁relief . Section ▁ 2 . ▁For ▁purposes ▁of ▁this ▁article , ▁a ▁crime ▁victim ▁includes ▁any ▁person ▁against ▁whom ▁the ▁criminal ▁off ense ▁is ▁committed ▁or ▁who ▁is ▁directly ▁har med ▁by ▁the ▁commission ▁of ▁an ▁act , ▁which , ▁if ▁committed ▁by ▁a ▁compet ent ▁adult , ▁would ▁const itute ▁a ▁crime . Section ▁ 3 . ▁This ▁article ▁shall ▁be ▁in oper ative ▁unless ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁rat ified ▁as ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution ▁by ▁the ▁legisl atures ▁of ▁three - four th s ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁States ▁within ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁its ▁submission ▁to ▁the ▁States ▁by ▁the ▁Congress . ▁This ▁article ▁shall ▁take ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 th ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁its ▁rat ification . '' There ▁have ▁been ▁several ▁previous ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁Vict ims ' ▁Rights ▁Am end ment