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Read. Follow. Verify.California AB 1681 requires prosecutors to share victim contact information with state prison officials
Record date · August 13, 2026
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill requires district attorneys and prosecuting agencies to provide victim and next-of-kin contact information to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at the time of sentencing for state prison cases. The measure also establishes a process for the state to reimburse local agencies for the costs of implementing this new requirement.
This change ensures that state prison officials have direct access to victim contact information for notification purposes, while shifting the administrative burden and associated costs of data collection from local prosecutors to the state government.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
District attorneys
They are required to collect and transmit victim contact information to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at sentencing.
Victims of crimes
Their contact information and that of their next of kin will be shared with state prison officials.
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
They will receive and manage the victim contact information provided by prosecutors.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does this bill apply to all criminal cases?
Who pays for the extra work required by local prosecutors?
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Centralization of Victim Data
The bill shifts the responsibility for ensuring state prison officials have victim contact information from the victim's own initiative to a mandatory duty of the prosecuting agency.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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