BILL NUMBER: AB 2685	CHAPTERED  09/14/00

	CHAPTER   444
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 25, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 23, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 10, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 26, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 2, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 6, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bock

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2000

   An act to add Section 1191.21 to the Penal Code, relating to
victims.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2685, Bock.  Victims:  Restitution Fund.
   Under existing law, the probation officer is required to notify
victims of any crime of their right to be compensated from the
Restitution Fund.
   This bill would require the Office of Criminal Justice Planning
(OCJP) to develop and make available a "notification of eligibility"
card for victims and derivative victims of crimes, as defined, that
includes, but is not limited to, specified information.  At a
minimum, the OCJP would be required to develop a template available
for downloading on its Internet website that provides the information
contained in the notification of eligibility card. The bill would
authorize the district attorney and the law enforcement officer with
primary responsibility for investigating the crime against the victim
to provide this card to the victims and derivative victims.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1191.21 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   1191.21.  (a) (1) The Office of Criminal Justice Planning shall
develop and make available a "notification of eligibility" card for
victims and derivative victims of crimes as defined in subdivision
(c) of Section 13960 of the Government Code that includes, but is not
limited to, the following information:
"If you have been the victim of a  crime that meets the required
definition, you or others may be eligible to receive payment from the
California State Restitution Fund for losses directly resulting from
the crime.  To learn about eligibility and receive an application to
receive payments, call the Victims of Crime Program at (800)
777-9229 or call your local county Victim Witness Assistance Center."

   (2) At a minimum, the Office of Criminal Justice Planning shall
develop a template available for downloading on its Internet website
the information requested in subdivision (b).
   (b) In a case involving a crime as defined in subdivision (c) of
Section 13960 of the Government Code, the law enforcement officer
with primary responsibility for investigating the crime committed
against the victim and the district attorney  may provide the
"notification of eligibility" card to the victim and derivative
victim of a crime.
   (c) The terms "victim" and "derivative victim" shall be given the
same meaning given those terms in Section 13960 of the Government
Code.