California Penal Code

§ 679.027

PEN § 679.027 Effective Jan 1, 2025Title 17 · Part 1

Statute text

(a)Every law enforcement agency investigating a criminal act and every agency prosecuting a criminal act shall, as provided herein, at the time of initial contact with a crime victim, during followup investigation, or as soon thereafter as deemed appropriate by investigating officers or prosecuting attorneys, inform each victim, or the victim’s next of kin if the victim is deceased, of the rights they may have under applicable law relating to the victimization, including rights relating to housing, employment, compensation, and immigration relief.

(b)(1) Every law enforcement agency investigating a criminal act and every agency prosecuting a criminal act shall, as provided herein, at the time of initial contact with a crime victim, during followup investigation, or as soon thereafter as deemed appropriate by investigating officers or prosecuting attorneys, provide or make available to each victim of the criminal act without charge or cost a “Victim Protections and Resources” card described in paragraph (3).

(2)The Victim Protections and Resources card may be designed as part of and included with the “Marsy Rights” card described by Section 679.026.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 967, Sec. 7. (AB 2499) Effective January 1, 2025. Conditionally operative July 1, 2024, as prescribed by its own provisions.