California Penal Code ARTICLE 2 - Local Assistance Centers for Victims and Witnesses

• Section 13835.
  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) That there is a need to develop methods to reduce the trauma and insensitive treatment that victims and witnesses...
• Section 13835.2.
  (a) Funds appropriated from the Victim-Witness Assistance Fund shall be made available through the Office of Emergency Services to any public or private nonprofit agency for...
• Section 13835.4.
  In order to ensure the effective delivery of comprehensive services to victims and witnesses, a center established by an agency receiving funds pursuant to this...
• Section 13835.5.
  (a) Comprehensive services shall include all of the following primary services:(1) Crisis intervention, providing timely and comprehensive responses to the individual needs of victims.(2) Emergency assistance, directly or...
• Section 13835.6.
  (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in cooperation with representatives from local victim and witness assistance centers, shall develop standards defining the activities and services enumerated...
• Section 13835.7.
  There is in the State Treasury the Victim-Witness Assistance Fund. Funds appropriated thereto shall be dispensed to the Office of Emergency Services exclusively for the...
• Section 13835.10.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) That the provision of quality services for victims of crime is of high priority.(2) That existing victim service...

Last modified: October 22, 2018