California Government Code

§ 13972

GOV § 13972 Effective Jun 27, 2016Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 4 · Ch. 5.5

Statute text

(a)If a private citizen incurs personal injury or death or damage to his or her property in preventing the commission of a crime against the person or property of another, in apprehending a criminal, or in materially assisting a peace officer in prevention of a crime or apprehension of a criminal, or rescuing a person in immediate danger of injury or death as a result of fire, drowning, or other catastrophe, the private citizen, his or her surviving spouse, his or her surviving children, a person dependent upon the citizen for his or her principal support, any person legally liable for the citizen’s pecuniary losses, or a public safety or law enforcement agency acting on behalf of any of the above may file a claim with the California Victim Compensation Board for indemnification to the extent that the claimant is not compensated from any other source for the injury, death, or damage. The claim shall generally show all of the following:

(1)The date, place, and other circumstances of the occurrence or events that gave rise to the claim.

(2)A general description of the activities of the private citizen in prevention of a crime, apprehension of a criminal, or rescuing a person in immediate danger of injury or death as a result of fire, drowning, or other catastrophe.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 119. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.