Pen. Code, § 14023 · Title 7.5. THE HERTZBERG-LESLIE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT

Pen. Code, § 14023

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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.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 240, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.

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Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=14023.
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