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Health and Safety Code § 1492

ARTICLE 4. Victims of Sexual Offenses

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 1492Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 160. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.

A county hospital shall provide persons examined or treated in connection with rape or other sexual assaults with information regarding assistance which may be provided pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 13959) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, together with forms made available by the California Victim Compensation Board for filing of claims thereunder.