Victims of sexual assault are entitled to the same rights as those afforded to victims of crime in general, and these are laid out in each state's law in a document known as the "Victims' Bill of Rights". These general crime victim rights include the right to file a report of the crime; a right to be notified of proceedings; a right to be present at those proceedings; a right to make a statement at sentencing; and a right to restitution from a convicted offender. Victims of sexual assault also have some additional rights. Sexual assault victims are protected by a rape shield law, which prevents their private and irrelevant sexual history from forming part of the evidence in any criminal case. Some states also protect the assault victim with a privilege law, which allows communications between a sexual assault counselor, advocate or victim-survivor to remain confidential. This does not apply in all states, and the level of protection offers varies by state, with some states including only minors under their privilege law.