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Marsy's Law, the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election, is an amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections.
The California Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) provides compensation for victims of violent crime who are injured or threatened with injury. Among the crimes covered are domestic violence, child abuse, sexual and physical assault, homicide, robbery, drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. If a person meets eligibility criteria, CalVCP ...
On September 23, 2020, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom signed executive order N-80-20 allowing local health officers and public health officials access to the state's Safe at Home program, due to their being "subject to threats and other harassment, including threats and harassment targeted at their places of residence, which threatens ...
While California sterilized more than 20,000 people before its law was repealed in 1979, only a few hundred are still alive. California to pay victims of forced, coerced sterilizations Skip to ...
How to help victims of Southern California wildfires. Leo Rocha. January 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM. ... says all donations will be used for emergency assistance to animals impacted by the wildfires.
Protections for victims who are evicted from their homes because of events related to domestic violence or stalking. Funding for victim assistance services, like rape crisis centers and hotlines. Programs to meet the needs of immigrant women and women of different races or ethnicities. Programs and services for victims with disabilities.
The bill, which passed the California state leg ... California passes requirements on carmakers and domestic violence. Dan Levine and Kristina Cooke. September 10, 2024 at 1:50 PM.
Proposition 8 (or The Victims' Bill of Rights [1] [2]), a law enacted by California voters on 8 June 1982 by the initiative process, restricted the rights of convicts and those suspected of crimes and extended the rights of victims. To do so, it amended the California Constitution and ordinary statutes.