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Pen. Code, § 14142 · Title 10.5. VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN

Pen. Code, § 14142

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Each county task force may evaluate and make recommendations regarding the following:

(a) The adequacy of current law enforcement efforts at the local level to reduce the rate of violent crimes against women.

(b) The responsiveness of local prosecutors and the courts to violent crimes against women.

(c) Local government efforts to reduce violent crimes against women.

(d) Public awareness and public dissemination of information essential to the prevention of violent crimes against women.

(e) The information collection and government statistics on the incidence and prevalence of violent crimes against women.

(f) The adequacy of federal, state, and local laws on sexual assault and domestic violence and the need for more uniform statutory responses to sex offenses and domestic violence.

(g) The need for services, including counseling, shelter, legal services, victim advocacy, and other supportive services, for women who are victims of violent crime.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 995, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.

Source of truth

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Official file
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