TITLE 7.5. THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT [14020. - 14033.]
Title 7.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 507, Sec. 1.
§§ 14020–14033 · 17 sections
- § 14020 There is hereby established the Witness Relocation and Assistance Program.
- § 14021 As used in this title: (a) “Witness” means any person who has been summoned, or is reasonably expected to be summoned, to testify in a criminal matter,…
- § 14022 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…
- § 14023 The Attorney General shall give priority to matters involving organized crime, gang activities, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and cases involving a high…
- § 14024 The Attorney General shall coordinate the efforts of state and local agencies to secure witness protection, relocation, and assistance services and then…
- § 14025 The witness protection agreement shall be in writing, and shall specify the responsibilities of the protected person that establish the conditions for local or…
- § 14025.5 The State of California, the counties and cities within the state, and their respective officers and employees shall not be liable for any condition in the…
- § 14026 Funds available to implement this title may be used for any of the following: (a) To protect witnesses where credible evidence exists that they may be in…
- § 14026.5 For the purposes of this title, notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 13959) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government…
- § 14027 The Attorney General shall issue appropriate guidelines and may adopt regulations to implement this title. These guidelines shall include: (a) A process…
- § 14028 The State of California, the counties and cities within the state, and their respective officers and employees shall have immunity from civil liability for any…
- § 14029 All information relating to any witness participating in the program established pursuant to this title shall remain confidential and is not subject to…
- § 14029.5 (a) (1) No person or private entity shall post on the Internet the home address, the telephone number, or personal identifying information that discloses the…
- § 14030 (a) The Attorney General shall establish a liaison with the United States Marshal’s office in order to facilitate the legal processes over which the federal…
- § 14031 Commencing one year after the effective date of this title, the Attorney General shall make an annual report to the Legislature no later than January 1 on the…
- § 14032 The administrative costs of the Attorney General for the purposes of administering this title shall be limited to 5 percent of all costs incurred pursuant to…
- § 14033 (a) The Governor’s budget shall specify the estimated amount in the Restitution Fund that is in excess of the amount needed to pay claims pursuant to Sections…