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Penal Code § 14022

TITLE 7.5. THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 14022Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 210, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.

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.