BlackletterCalifornia law

Penal Code § 13838

ARTICLE 4. Rape Victim Counseling Centers

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 13838Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1357, Sec. 4.

“Peer counselor” means a provider of mental health counseling services who has completed a specialized course in rape crisis counseling skills development, participates in continuing education in rape crisis counseling skills development, and provides rape crisis counseling in consultation with a mental health practitioner licensed within the State of California.