California Penal Code

§ 2695.2

PEN § 2695.2 Effective Jan 1, 2015Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)The advocate shall be authorized to develop a veterans economic recidivism prevention plan for each inmate who is a veteran during the 180-day period preceding the inmate’s release date.

(b)The veterans economic recidivism prevention plan for each inmate who is a veteran shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1)Facilitating access of the inmate to county veterans service officers, California Department of Veterans Affairs and United States Department of Veterans Affairs officers and personnel, so that the inmate may pursue claims for federal veterans’ benefits or any other privilege, preference, care, or compensation provided under federal or state law because of the inmate’s service in the military.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 652, Sec. 3. (AB 2263) Effective January 1, 2015.