There shall be established a resource center which shall operate a statewide, toll-free information service, consisting of legal and other information, for crime victims and providers of services to crime victims. The center shall provide information and educational materials discussing victims’ legal rights. The center shall distribute these materials to administrative agencies, law enforcement agencies, victim-service programs, local, regional, and statewide education systems, appropriate human service agencies, and political, social, civic, and religious leaders and organizations.
As used in this chapter, “provider of services to crime victims” means any hospital, doctor, attorney, local or statewide rape crisis center, domestic violence center, child abuse counseling center, or victims’ witness center that seeks to assist crime victims in understanding and exercising their legal rights, including those under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 13959) of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1640, Sec. 2.)