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CA Penal Code § 13901 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 6.5 - LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING|Section 13901.

13901.  (a) For the purposes of coordinating local criminal justice activities and planning for the use of state and federal action funds made available through any grant programs, criminal justice and delinquency prevention planning districts shall be established.(b) On January 1, 1976, all planning district boundaries shall remain as they were immediately prior to that date. Thereafter, the number and boundaries of those planning districts may be altered from time to time pursuant to this section; provided that no county shall be divided into two or more districts, nor shall two or more counties which do not comprise a contiguous area form a single district.(c) Prior to taking any action to alter the boundaries of any planning district, the council shall adopt a resolution indicating its intention to take the action and, at least 90 days prior to the taking of the action, shall forward a copy of the resolution to all units of government directly affected by the proposed action.(d) If any county or a majority of the cities directly affected by the proposed action objects thereto, and a copy of the resolution of each board of supervisors or city council stating its objection is delivered to the Director of Emergency Services within 30 days following the giving of the notice of the proposed action, the director shall conduct a public meeting within the boundaries of the district as they are proposed to be determined. Notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given to the public and to all units of local government directly affected by the proposed action, and reasonable opportunity shall be given to members of the public and representatives of those units to present their views on the proposed action.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 463. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Penal Code § 13902 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 6.5 - LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING|Section 13902.

13902.  Each county placed within a single county planning district may constitute a planning district upon execution of a joint powers agreement or arrangement acceptable to the county and to at least that one-half of the cities in the district which contain at least one-half of the population of the district. Counties placed within a multicounty planning district may constitute a planning district upon execution of a joint powers agreement or other arrangement acceptable to the participating counties and to at least that one-half of the cities in such district which contain at least one-half of the population of such district. If no combination of one-half of the cities of a district contains at least one-half of the population of the district, then agreement of any half of the cities in such district is sufficient to enable execution of joint powers agreements or other acceptable arrangements for constituting planning districts.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1230.)
CA Penal Code § 13903 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 6.5 - LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING|Section 13903.

13903.  Planning districts may be the recipients of criminal justice and delinquency prevention planning or coordinating funds made available to units of general local government or combinations of units of general local government by federal or state law. Such planning districts shall establish local criminal justice and delinquency prevention planning boards, but shall not be obligated to finance their activities in the event that federal or state support of such activities is lacking.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1230.)
CA Penal Code § 13904 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 6.5 - LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING|Section 13904.

13904.  (a) The membership of each local board shall be consistent with state and federal statutes and guidelines; shall be representative of a broad range of community interests and viewpoints; and shall be balanced in terms of racial, sexual, age, economic, and geographic factors. Each local board shall consist of not less than 21 and not more than 30 members, a majority of whom shall be locally elected officials.(b) The California Council on Criminal Justice shall promulgate standards to ensure that the composition of each board complies with subdivision (a). The council shall annually review the composition of each board, and if it finds that the composition of a local board complies with the standards, it shall so certify. Certification shall be effective for one year; provided that if the membership of a board changes by more than 25 percent during a period of certification, the council may withdraw the certificate prior to its expiration.(c) If the council determines that the composition of a local board does not comply with the standards, it shall direct the appropriate appointing authority to reappoint the local board and shall again review the composition pursuant to this section after such reappointments are made. The council may void decisions made by such board after such finding and due notice. The council may approve the allocation of planning or action funds only to those districts which have been certified pursuant to this section.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1230.)
CA Penal Code § 13905 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 6.5 - LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING|Section 13905.

13905.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 13904, representatives of the public shall be appointed to local criminal justice and delinquency prevention planning boards, of a number not to exceed the number of representatives of government on that board. At least one-fifth of the membership of such boards shall be representatives of citizens, professional and community organizations, including organizations directly related to delinquency prevention.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1230.)
CA Penal Code § 13906 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 6.5 - LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING|Section 13906.

13906.  Planning boards may contract with other public or private entities for the performance of services, may appoint an executive officer and other employees, and may receive and expend funds in order to carry out planning and coordinating responsibility.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1047.)
CA Penal Code § 13908 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 6.5 - LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING|Section 13908.

13908.  (a) The Office of Criminal Justice Planning shall undertake a study to determine whether it would be feasible to develop a state-operated center on computer forensics for the purpose of collecting, compiling, and analyzing information, including evidence seized in connection with criminal proceedings, in computer formats to provide assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of crimes involving computer technology.(b) The office shall involve state and local law enforcement agencies as well as representatives of the computer industry in the development of the feasibility study required by this section.(c) The office shall report its findings and conclusions to the Legislature on or before June 30, 2000.(Added by renumbering Section 13980 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 409. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Penal Code § 14020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14020.

14020.  There is hereby established the Witness Relocation and Assistance Program.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 455, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Penal Code § 14021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14021.

14021.  As used in this title:(a) “Witness” means any person who has been summoned, or is reasonably expected to be summoned, to testify in a criminal matter, including grand jury proceedings, for the people whether or not formal legal proceedings have been filed. Active or passive participation in the criminal matter does not disqualify an individual from being a witness. “Witness” may also apply to family, friends, or associates of the witness who are deemed by local or state prosecutors to be endangered.(b) “Credible evidence” means evidence leading a reasonable person to believe that substantial reliability should be attached to the evidence.(c) “Protection” means formal admission into a witness protection program established by this title memorialized by a written agreement between local or state prosecutors and the witness.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 210, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Penal Code § 14022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14022.

14022.  The program shall be administered by the Attorney General. In any criminal proceeding within this state, when the action is brought by local or state prosecutors, where credible evidence exists of a substantial danger that a witness may suffer intimidation or retaliatory violence, the Attorney General may reimburse state and local agencies for the costs of providing witness protection services.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 210, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Penal Code § 14023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14023.

14023.  The Attorney General shall give priority to matters involving organized crime, gang activities, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and cases involving a high degree of risk to the witness. Special regard shall also be given to the elderly, the young, battered, victims of domestic violence, the infirm, the handicapped, and victims of hate incidents.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 240, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Penal Code § 14024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14024.

14024.  The Attorney General shall coordinate the efforts of state and local agencies to secure witness protection, relocation, and assistance services and then reimburse those state and local agencies for the costs of the services that he or she determines to be necessary to protect a witness from bodily injury, assure the witness’s safe transition into a new environment, and otherwise to assure the health, safety, and welfare of the witness. The Attorney General may reimburse the state or local agencies that provide witnesses with any of the following:(a) Armed protection or escort by law enforcement officials or security personnel before, during, or subsequent to, legal proceedings.(b) Physical relocation to an alternate residence.(c) Housing expense.(d) Appropriate documents to establish a new identity.(e) Transportation or storage of personal possessions.(f) Basic living expenses, including, but not limited to, food, transportation, utility costs, and health care.(g) Support, advocacy, and other services to provide for witnesses’ safe transition into a new environment.(h) Other services as needed and approved by the Attorney General.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 455, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Penal Code § 14025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14025.

14025.  The witness protection agreement shall be in writing, and shall specify the responsibilities of the protected person that establish the conditions for local or state prosecutors providing protection. The protected person shall agree to all of the following:(a) If a witness or potential witness, to testify in and provide information to all appropriate law enforcement officials concerning all appropriate proceedings.(b) To refrain from committing any crime.(c) To take all necessary steps to avoid detection by others of the facts concerning the protection provided to that person under this title.(d) To comply with legal obligations and civil judgments against that person.(e) To cooperate with all reasonable requests of officers and employees of this state who are providing protection under this title.(f) To designate another person to act as agent for the service of process.(g) To make a sworn statement of all outstanding legal obligations, including obligations concerning child custody and visitation.(h) To disclose any probation or parole responsibilities, and if the person is on probation or parole.(i) To regularly inform the appropriate program official of his or her activities and current address.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 210, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Penal Code § 14025.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14025.5.

14025.5.  The State of California, the counties and cities within the state, and their respective officers and employees shall not be liable for any condition in the witness protection agreement that cannot reasonably be met due to a witness committing a crime during participation in the program.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 210, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Penal Code § 14026 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14026.

14026.  Funds available to implement this title may be used for any of the following:(a) To protect witnesses where credible evidence exists that they may be in substantial danger of intimidation or retaliatory violence because of their testimony.(b) To provide temporary and permanent relocation of witnesses and provide for their transition and well-being into a safe and secure environment.(c) To pay the costs of administering the program.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 507, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Penal Code § 14026.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14026.5.

14026.5.  For the purposes of this title, notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 13959) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, a witness, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 14021, selected by local or state prosecutors to receive services under the program established pursuant to this title because he or she has been or may be victimized due to the testimony he or she will give, shall be deemed a victim.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 210, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Penal Code § 14027 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14027.

14027.  The Attorney General shall issue appropriate guidelines and may adopt regulations to implement this title. These guidelines shall include:(a) A process whereby state and local agencies shall apply for reimbursement of the costs of providing witness protection services.(b) A 25-percent match that shall be required of local agencies. The Attorney General may also establish a process through which to waive the required local match when appropriate.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 176, Sec. 65. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Penal Code § 14028 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14028.

14028.  The State of California, the counties and cities within the state, and their respective officers and employees shall have immunity from civil liability for any decision declining or revoking protection to a witness under this title.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 507, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Penal Code § 14029 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14029.

14029.  All information relating to any witness participating in the program established pursuant to this title shall remain confidential and is not subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code) and, if a change of name has been approved by the program, the order to show cause is not subject to the publication requirement of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 688, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2001. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Penal Code § 14029 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14029.

14029.  All information relating to any witness participating in the program established pursuant to this title shall remain confidential and is not subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) and, if a change of name has been approved by the program, the order to show cause is not subject to the publication requirement of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 351. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Penal Code § 14030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14030.

14030.  (a) The Attorney General shall establish a liaison with the United States Marshal’s office in order to facilitate the legal processes over which the federal government has sole authority, including, but not limited to, those processes included in Section 14024. The liaison shall coordinate all requests for federal assistance relating to witness protection as established by this title.(b) The Attorney General shall pursue all federal sources that may be available for implementing this program. For that purpose, the Attorney General shall establish a liaison with the United States Department of Justice.(c) The Attorney General, with the California Victim Compensation Board, shall establish procedures to maximize federal funds for witness protection services.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 259. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Penal Code § 14031 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14031.

14031.  Commencing one year after the effective date of this title, the Attorney General shall make an annual report to the Legislature no later than January 1 on the fiscal and operational status of the program. This report shall include the amount of funding sought by each county, the amount of funding provided to each county, and the amount of the county match.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 176, Sec. 66. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Penal Code § 14032 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14032.

14032.  The administrative costs of the Attorney General for the purposes of administering this title shall be limited to 5 percent of all costs incurred pursuant to this title.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 507, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Penal Code § 14033 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 7.5 - THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT|Section 14033.

14033.  (a) The Governor’s budget shall specify the estimated amount in the Restitution Fund that is in excess of the amount needed to pay claims pursuant to Sections 13960 to 13965, inclusive, of the Government Code, to pay administrative costs for increasing restitution funds, and to maintain a prudent reserve.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that, notwithstanding Government Code Section 13967, in the annual Budget Act, funds be appropriated to the Attorney General from those funds that are in excess of the amount specified pursuant to subdivision (a) for the purposes of this title.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 507, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Penal Code § 14051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 8 - BUILDING SECURITY|Section 14051.

14051.  The chief law enforcement and fire officials of every city shall consult with the chief officer of their city who is charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction, or alteration of buildings within their jurisdiction for the purpose of developing local security standards and regulations supplemental to those adopted as part of Title 24 of the California Administrative Code, relating to building standards. The chief law enforcement and fire officials of every county shall consult with the chief officer of their county who is charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction, or alteration of buildings within their jurisdiction for the purpose of developing local security standards and regulations supplemental to those adopted as part of Title 24 of the California Administrative Code, relating to building standards. No provision of this or any other code shall prevent a city or county from enacting building security standards stricter than those enacted by the state.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1662.)
CA Penal Code § 14110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS|TITLE 10 - COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION|Section 14110.

14110.  The Legislature finds the following:(a) The incidence of violence in our state continues to present an increasing and dominating societal problem that must be addressed at its root causes in order to reduce significantly its effects upon our society.(b) As an initial step toward that goal, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 23 of the 1979–80 Regular Session which created the California Commission on Crime Control and Violence Prevention which was charged with compiling the latest research on root causes of violence, in order to lay the foundation for a credible, effective violence eradication program.(c) The commission produced a final report in 1982 entitled “Ounces of Prevention,” which established that long-term prevention is a valuable and viable public policy and demonstrated that there are reachable root causes of violence in our society.(d) The report contains comprehensive findings and recommendations in 10 broad categorical areas for the removal of individual, familial, and societal causal factors of crime and violence in California.(e) The recommendations in the report are feasible and credible, propose an effective means of resolving conflict and removing the root causes of violence in our society, and should be implemented, so that their value may be provided to our citizenry.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1709, Sec. 1.)