DEFINITIONS:

DEFINITIONS: 1. Public Records – Any documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics that is unrestricted and maintained for use by a public body. 2. Victims of Crime – Persons against whom a criminal offense has been committed or the lawful representative of a deceased or incapacitated person. 3. Violent Offenses – As defined by the “Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights” violent offenses will include any felony involving physical injury and/or the threat there of; any sexual offense; offenses involving spousal abuse/domestic violence and burglaries of occupied dwellings.