Who is a Complainant?

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Who is a Complainant?

A complainant is the person who files the initial criminal complaint about a crime. In this state's framework, the complainant can be a victim of the offense who resides here, a competent adult acting on behalf of a minor victim, or a witness who assisted the prosecuting entity in pursuing the case. This captures who can initiate or support bringing the offense to prosecution. A police officer is involved in investigation but is not defined as the complainant by default. A defendant is the person charged and cannot be the complainant. A bystander may report something, but they aren’t automatically the complainant unless they fit one of the stated roles.

A complainant is the person who files the initial criminal complaint about a crime. In this state's framework, the complainant can be a victim of the offense who resides here, a competent adult acting on behalf of a minor victim, or a witness who assisted the prosecuting entity in pursuing the case. This captures who can initiate or support bringing the offense to prosecution. A police officer is involved in investigation but is not defined as the complainant by default. A defendant is the person charged and cannot be the complainant. A bystander may report something, but they aren’t automatically the complainant unless they fit one of the stated roles.

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