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California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 1767

WIC § 1767 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 2.5 · Ch. 1 · Art. 4
(a)Upon request, written notice of any hearing to consider the release on parole of any person under the control of the Youth Authority for the commission of a crime or committed to the authority as a person described in Section 602 shall be sent by the Department of the Youth Authority at least 30 days before the hearing to any victim of a crime committed by the person, or to the next of kin of the victim if the victim has died or is a minor. The requesting party shall keep the board apprised of his or her current mailing address.
(b)Any one of the following persons may appear, personally or by counsel, at the hearing:
(1)The victim of the offense and one support person of his or her choosing.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 570. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016. Note: This section was added on June 8, 1982, by initiative Prop. 8.

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