(a) The victims' advocate shall, by regulations adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), establish procedures for advocacy on behalf of crime victims, receiving and processing complaints, conducting investigations, reporting findings, and ensuring that confidential information obtained by the victims' advocate in the course of advocacy on behalf of a crime victim or in the course of an investigation will not be improperly disclosed. The victims' advocate may establish procedures so that advocacy and investigations on behalf of crime victims in felony cases take a priority over advocacy and investigations on behalf of crime victims in misdemeanor cases.
(b) The office of victims' rights may not charge fees for the submission or investigation of complaints.
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