§ 45.10 Procedures to promote compliance with crime victims'..., 28 C.F.R. § 45.10 Code of Federal Regulations Title 28. Judicial Administration Chapter I. Department of Justice Part 45. Employee Responsibilities (Refs & Annos) 28 C.F.R. § ets.to § 45.10 Procedures to promote compliance with crime victims' rights obligations. Effective: December 19, zoos Currentness (a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply with respect to this section, which implements the provisions of the Justice for All Act that relate to protection of the rights of crime victims. See 18 U.S.C. 3771. Crime victim means a person directly and proximately harmed as a result of the commission of a Federal offense or an offense in the District of Columbia. In the case of a crime victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardians of the crime victim or the representatives of the crime victim's estate, family members, or any other persons appointed as suitable by the court, may assume the crime victim's rights, but in no event shall the defendant be named as such guardian or representative. Crime victims' rights means those rights provided in 18 U.S.C. 3771. Employee of the Department of Justice means an attorney, investigator, law enforcement officer, or other personnel employed by any division or office of the Department of Justice whose regular course of duties includes direct interaction with crime victims, not including a contractor. Office of the Department of Justice means a component of the Department of Justice whose employees directly interact with crime victims in the regular course of their duties. (b) The Attorney General shall designate an official within the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) to receive and investigate complaints alleging the failure of Department of Justice employees to provide rights to crime victims under 18 U.S.C. 3771. The official shall be called the Department of