{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"14140","citation":"Pen. Code, § 14140","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 4. PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS [11006. - 14315.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 10.5. VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN [14140. - 14143.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-4/title-10.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 472.   (AB 1317)   Effective September 26, 2013.   Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.","effective":"2013-09-26","html":"<p>(a) Each county is authorized and encouraged to create a county task force on violent crimes against women. The board of supervisors of a county which elects to create a task force under this section shall notify the Office of Emergency Services that the county is establishing, by appointment, a countywide task force. Each county task force shall develop a countywide policy on violent crimes against women.</p><p>(b) The Office of Emergency Services may provide technical assistance to, and collect and disseminate information on, the county task forces established under this section.</p>","text":"(a) Each county is authorized and encouraged to create a county task force on violent crimes against women. The board of supervisors of a county which elects to create a task force under this section shall notify the Office of Emergency Services that the county is establishing, by appointment, a countywide task force. Each county task force shall develop a countywide policy on violent crimes against women. (b) The Office of Emergency Services may provide technical assistance to, and collect and disseminate information on, the county task forces established under this section.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/violent-crimes-against-women-14140","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}