North Carolina General Statutes 143B-394.3. Office of Coordinator of Services for Victims of Sexual Assault – duties and responsibilities
The duties of the State Coordinator shall include the following:
(1) To establish an office to facilitate and coordinate all programs and services which deal with the victim of sexual assault;
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143B-394.3
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) To research the needs of the State and already existing programs for sexual assault services;
(3) To create a liaison between public services and private services with which victims of sexual assault normally come in contact;
(4) To be an information clearinghouse on all aspects of sexual assault services;
(5) To develop model programs and training techniques to be used to train medical, legal, and psychological personnel (both in the public and private sectors) who deal with the victims of sexual assault, and to aid in implementing these programs to suit the needs of specific communities;
(6) To be available to aid and advise sexual assault services on operational and functional problems; and
(7) To develop and coordinate a public education program for the State of North Carolina on the phenomenon of sexual assault. (1977, c. 997, s. 1.)