California Government Code

§ 13973

GOV § 13973 Effective Jun 27, 2016Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 4 · Ch. 5.5

Statute text

(a)Upon presentation of a claim pursuant to this chapter, the California Victim Compensation Board shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the claim, and shall mail notices of the hearing to interested persons or agencies. The board shall receive recommendations from public safety or law enforcement agencies, and evidence showing all of the following:

(1)The nature of the crime committed by the apprehended criminal or prevented by the action of the private citizen, or the nature of the action of the private citizen in rescuing a person in immediate danger of injury or death as a result of fire, drowning, or other catastrophe, and the circumstances involved.

(2)That the actions of the private citizen substantially and materially contributed to the apprehension of a criminal, the prevention of a crime, or the rescuing of a person in immediate danger of injury or death as a result of fire, drowning, or other catastrophe.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 120. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.