(1) To preserve and protect victims' rights to justice and due process, victims of crimes have these rights, as defined by law:

1. (a) To be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, and to be free from harassment and abuse throughout the criminal justice process;
2. (b) Upon request, to be informed of, be present at, and to be heard at important criminal justice hearings related to the victim, either in person or through a lawful representative, once a criminal information or indictment charging a crime has been publicly filed in court; and
3. (c) To have a sentencing judge, for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence, receive and consider, without evidentiary limitation, reliable information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense except that this subsection does not apply to capital cases or situations involving privileges.