Section 14020.

14020. There is hereby established the Witness Relocation and Assistance Program. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 455, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)

Section 14021.

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, including grand jury proceedings, for the people whether or not formal legal proceedings have been filed. Active or passive participation in the criminal matter does not disqualify an […]

Section 14022.

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 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 […]

Section 14023.

14023. The Attorney General shall give priority to matters involving organized crime, gang activities, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and cases involving a high degree of risk to the witness. Special regard shall also be given to the elderly, the young, battered, victims of domestic violence, the infirm, the handicapped, and victims of hate incidents. (Amended […]

Section 14024.

14024. The Attorney General shall coordinate the efforts of state and local agencies to secure witness protection, relocation, and assistance services and then reimburse those state and local agencies for the costs of the services that he or she determines to be necessary to protect a witness from bodily injury, assure the witness’s safe transition […]

Section 14025.

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 state prosecutors providing protection. The protected person shall agree to all of the following: (a) If a witness or potential witness, to testify in and provide information to all appropriate law […]

Section 14025.5.

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 witness protection agreement that cannot reasonably be met due to a witness committing a crime during participation in the program. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 210, Sec. 6. […]

Section 14026.

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 substantial danger of intimidation or retaliatory violence because of their testimony. (b) To provide temporary and permanent relocation of witnesses and provide for their transition and well-being into a […]

Section 14026.5.

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 Code, a witness, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 14021, selected by local or state prosecutors to receive services under the program established pursuant to […]

Section 14027.

14027. The Attorney General shall issue appropriate guidelines and may adopt regulations to implement this title. These guidelines shall include: (a) A process whereby state and local agencies shall apply for reimbursement of the costs of providing witness protection services. (b) A 25-percent match that shall be required of local agencies. The Attorney General may also establish […]

Section 14028.

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 decision declining or revoking protection to a witness under this title. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 507, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)

Section 14029.

14029. All information relating to any witness participating in the program established pursuant to this title shall remain confidential and is not subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) and, if a change of name has been approved by […]

Section 14029.5.

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 location of any witness or witness’ family member participating in the Witness Relocation and Assistance Program (WRAP) with the intent that another person imminently use that information to commit a crime […]

Section 14030.

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 government has sole authority, including, but not limited to, those processes included in Section 14024. The liaison shall coordinate all requests for federal assistance relating to witness protection as established […]

Section 14031.

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 fiscal and operational status of the program. This report shall include the amount of funding sought by each county, the amount of funding provided to each […]

Section 14032.

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 this title. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 507, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)

Section 14033.

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 13960 to 13965, inclusive, of the Government Code, to pay administrative costs for increasing restitution funds, and to maintain a prudent reserve. (b) It is the intent of the […]