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(1)Existing law provides for the indemnification of victims of crime and commits the administration of these provisions to the California Victim Compensation Board. Existing law authorizes specified parties to apply for compensation, including a derivative victim and authorized representatives. Existing law provides for the payment of victims compensation from the Restitution Fund and provides that moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated, as specified.

This bill would prohibit a suspected perpetrator for the crime for which compensation is sought from being an authorized representative, as described above.

(2)Existing law generally requires an application for compensation to be filed within specified time periods, including within 3 years of the date of the crime or 3 years after the victim attains 18 years of age, whichever is later. Existing law permits an application based on specified sex offenses to be filed at any time prior to the victims 28th birthday. Existing law permits the board to extend these limits for good cause, based on certain considerations.

This bill would extend the time for applying for compensation with regard to specified sex offenses by permitting an application to be filed at any time prior to the victims 40th birthday. The bill would provide an indefinite application period for certain crimes, including rape, as specified. The bill would add preparation for testimony as a condition the board may consider for extending the time for application.

(3)Existing law establishes requirements pursuant to which a person will be eligible for compensation. Existing law prescribes, in this regard, the characteristics of derivative victims and establishes when a victim or derivative victim may apply for compensation for emotional injury.

This bill would revise provisions relating to types of derivative victims eligible for compensation to acknowledge that a minor victim may have more than one primary care giver, as specified. The bill would expand the number of crimes for which a victim or derivative victim may be granted compensation for emotional injury. By expanding the purposes for which a continuously appropriated fund may be spent, this bill would make an appropriation.

(4)Existing law authorizes the board to grant compensation to a person for pecuniary loss relating to specified expenses, including psychiatric and mental health counseling, and prescribes limits on reimbursement for specified services and the circumstances pursuant to which they are received. In this regard, existing law generally distinguishes between victims and derivative victims.

This bill, among other things, would broaden the circumstances pursuant to which psychiatric, psychological, and mental health counseling may be reimbursed and its application to derivative victims. The bill would increase limits on amounts that may be reimbursed for residential security, relocating, and cleaning the scene of a crime. The bill would explicitly authorize reimbursement for child care costs and transportation costs under certain circumstances. The bill would authorize the board, in establishing rates and service limitations for medical and medical-related services, and for mental health and counseling services, to consider the extent to which they are related to crimes and to ensure that they meet acceptable standards of care. crimes. The bill would enlarge the authority of the board to compensate adult victims for lost income as a result of specified actions directly related to a qualifying crime. By increasing the purposes and amounts for which a continuously appropriated fund may be spent, this bill would make an appropriation.

(5)Existing law requires a court, in granting probation, to consider whether the defendant shall be required to make restitution to the victim or the Restitution Fund. Existing law authorizes an entity collecting restitution, when it is to be made to the victim, to add a fee to cover the administrative cost of collection. This bill would authorize an administrative fee, as described above, to be added by a collecting entity when restitution is made to the Victim Compensation Board, as specified.Existing law prescribes, for a defendant in custody for a felony or misdemeanor conviction, the rate at which a fine may be imposed for his or her time in custody, as part of sentencing. This bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to restitution fines and restitution orders.

This bill would prohibit a suspected perpetrator for the crime for which compensation is sought from being an authorized representative, as described above.

This bill, among other things, would broaden the circumstances pursuant to which psychiatric, psychological, and mental health counseling may be reimbursed and its application to derivative victims. The bill would increase limits on amounts that may be reimbursed for residential security, relocating, and cleaning the scene of a crime. The bill would explicitly authorize reimbursement for child care costs and transportation costs under certain circumstances. The bill would authorize the board, in establishing rates and service limitations for medical and medical-related services, and for mental health and counseling services, to consider the extent to which they are related to crimes and to ensure that they meet acceptable standards of care. The bill would enlarge the authority of the board to compensate adult victims for lost income as a result of specified actions directly related to a qualifying crime. By increasing the purposes and amounts for which a continuously appropriated fund may be spent, this bill would make an appropriation.

This bill would authorize an administrative fee, as described above, to be added by a collecting entity when restitution is made to the Victim Compensation Board, as specified.

Existing law prescribes, for a defendant in custody for a felony or misdemeanor conviction, the rate at which a fine may be imposed for his or her time in custody, as part of sentencing.

This bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to restitution fines and restitution orders.

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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 13952 of the Government Code is amended to read:13952.

(a)An application for compensation shall be filed with the board in the manner determined by the board.

(b)(1)The application for compensation shall be verified under penalty of perjury by the individual who is seeking compensation, who may be the victim or derivative victim, or an individual seeking reimbursement for burial, funeral, or crime scene cleanup expenses pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13957. If the individual seeking compensation is a minor or is incompetent, the application shall be verified under penalty of perjury or on information and belief by the parent with legal custody, guardian, conservator, or relative caregiver of the victim or derivative victim for whom the application is made. However, if a minor seeks compensation only for expenses for medical, medical-related, psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling-related services and the minor is authorized by statute to consent to those services, the minor may verify the application for compensation under penalty of perjury.

(2)For purposes of this subdivision, relative caregiver means a relative as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 6550 of the Family Code, who assumed primary responsibility for the child while the child was in the relatives care and control, and who is not a biological or adoptive parent.

(c)(1)The board may require submission of additional information supporting the application that is reasonably necessary to verify the application and determine eligibility for compensation.

(2)The staff of the board shall determine whether an application for compensation contains all of the information required by the board. If the staff determines that an application does not contain all of the required information, the staff shall communicate that determination to the applicant with a brief statement of the additional information required. The applicant, within 30 calendar days of being notified that the application is incomplete, may either supply the additional information or appeal the staffs determination to the board, which shall review the application to determine whether it is complete.

(3)The board shall not require an applicant to submit documentation from the Internal Revenue Service, the Franchise Tax Board, the State Board of Equalization, the Social Security Administration, or the Employment Development Department to determine eligibility for compensation. The board may require and use documentation from these entities to verify the amount of compensation for income or support loss.

(d)(1)The board may recognize an authorized representative of the victim or derivative victim, who shall represent the victim or derivative victim pursuant to rules adopted by the board. A suspected perpetrator of the crime for which compensation is sought shall not be an authorized representative.

(2)For purposes of this subdivision, authorized representative means any of the following:

(A)Any person who has written authorization by the victim or derivative victim. However, a medical or mental health provider, or agent of the medical or mental health provider, who has provided services to the victim or derivative victim shall not be allowed to be an authorized representative.

(B)Any person designated by law including, but not limited to, a legal guardian, conservator, or social worker.

(3)Except for attorneys fees awarded under this chapter, no authorized representative described in paragraph (2) shall charge, demand, receive, or collect any amount for services rendered under this subdivision.

(4)The initial application materials sent by the board to an applicant shall be written in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, East Armenian, Tagalog, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Hmong, Khmer, Punjabi, and Lao. If the applicant selects one of the languages listed in this subdivision, the board shall send all subsequent communications in that language.

SEC. 2.Section 13953 of the Government Code is amended to read:13953.

(a)An application for compensation shall be filed within three years of the date of the crime, three years after the victim attains 18 years of age, or three years of the time the victim or derivative victim knew or in the exercise of ordinary diligence could have discovered that an injury or death had been sustained as a direct result of crime, whichever is later. An application based on any crime specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 801.1 of the Penal Code may be filed any time prior to the victims 40th birthday. An application based on any crime named in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 799 of the Penal Code may be filed at any time.

(b)The board may for good cause grant an extension of the time period in subdivision (a). In making this determination, the board shall consider all of the following:

(1)Whether the victim or derivative victim incurs emotional harm or a pecuniary loss while testifying, or preparing to testify, during the prosecution or in the punishment of the person accused or convicted of the crime.

(2)Whether the victim or derivative victim incurs emotional harm or a pecuniary loss when the person convicted of the crime is scheduled for a parole hearing or released from incarceration.

(c)The period prescribed in this section for filing an application by or on behalf of a derivative victim shall be tolled when the board accepts the application filed by a victim of the same qualifying crime.

SEC. 3.Section 13955 of the Government Code is amended to read:13955.

Except as provided in Section 13956, a person shall be eligible for compensation when all of the following requirements are met:

(a)The person for whom compensation is being sought is any of the following:

(1)A victim.

(2)A derivative victim.

(3)(A)A person who is entitled to reimbursement for funeral, burial, or crime scene cleanup expenses pursuant to paragraph (9) (8) or (10) (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13957.

(B)This paragraph applies without respect to any felon status of the victim.

(b)Either of the following conditions is met:

(1)The crime occurred in California. This paragraph shall apply only during those time periods during which the board determines that federal funds are available to the state for the compensation of victims of crime.

(2)Whether or not the crime occurred in California, the victim was any of the following:

(A)A resident of California.

(B)A member of the military stationed in California.

(C)A family member living with a member of the military stationed in California.

(c)If compensation is being sought for a derivative victim, the derivative victim is a resident of California, or any other state, who is any of the following:

(1)At the time of the crime was the parent, grandparent, sibling, spouse, child, or grandchild of the victim.

(2)At the time of the crime was living in the household of the victim.

(3)At the time of the crime was a person who had previously lived in the household of the victim for a period of not less than two years in a relationship substantially similar to a relationship listed in paragraph (1).

(4)Is another family member of the victim, including, but not limited to, the victims fiance or fiancee, and who witnessed the crime.

(5)Is a primary caretaker of a minor victim, but was not the primary caretaker at the time of the crime.

(d)The application is timely pursuant to Section 13953.

(e)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), the injury or death was a direct result of a crime.

(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no act involving the operation of a motor vehicle, aircraft, or water vehicle that results in injury or death constitutes a crime for the purposes of this chapter, except when the injury or death from such an act was any of the following:

(A)Intentionally inflicted through the use of a motor vehicle, aircraft, or water vehicle.

(B)Caused by a driver who fails to stop at the scene of an accident in violation of Section 20001 of the Vehicle Code.

(C)Caused by a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug.

(D)Caused by a driver of a motor vehicle in the immediate act of fleeing the scene of a crime in which he or she knowingly and willingly participated.

(E)Caused by a person who commits vehicular manslaughter in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 191.5, subdivision (c) of Section 192, or Section 192.5 of the Penal Code.

(F)Caused by any party where a peace officer is operating a motor vehicle in an effort to apprehend a suspect, and the suspect is evading, fleeing, or otherwise attempting to elude the peace officer.

(f)As a direct result of the crime, the victim or derivative victim sustained one or more of the following:

(1)Physical injury. The board may presume a child who has been the witness of a crime of domestic violence has sustained physical injury. A child who resides in a home where a crime or crimes of domestic violence have occurred may be presumed by the board to have sustained physical injury, regardless of whether the child has witnessed the crime.

(2)Emotional injury and a threat of physical injury.

(3)Emotional injury, where the crime was a violation of any of the following provisions:

(A)Section 236.1, 261, 262, 271, 273a, 273d, 285, 286, 288, 288a, 288.5, 289, 311.1, 311.2, 311.3, 311.4, or 653.2 of the Penal Code.

(B)Section 270 of the Penal Code, where the emotional injury was a result of conduct other than a failure to pay child support, and criminal charges were filed.

(C)Section 261.5 of the Penal Code, and criminal charges were filed.

(D)Section 278 or 278.5 of the Penal Code, and criminal charges were filed. For purposes of this paragraph, the child, and not the nonoffending parent or other caretaker, shall be deemed the victim.

(4)Injury to, or the death of, a guide, signal, or service dog, as defined in Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, as a result of a violation of Section 600.2 or 600.5 of the Penal Code.

(5)Emotional injury to a victim who is a minor incurred as a direct result of the nonconsensual distribution of pictures or video of sexual conduct in which the minor appears.

(g)The injury or death has resulted or may result in pecuniary loss within the scope of compensation pursuant to Sections 13957 to 13957.7, inclusive.

SEC. 4.Section 13957 of the Government Code is amended to read:13957.

(a)The board may grant for pecuniary loss, when the board determines it will best aid the person seeking compensation, as follows:

(1)Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 13957.2, reimburse the amount of medical or medical-related expenses incurred by the victim for services that were provided by a licensed medical provider, including, but not limited to, eyeglasses, hearing aids, dentures, or any prosthetic device taken, lost, or destroyed during the commission of the crime, or the use of which became necessary as a direct result of the crime.

(2)Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 13957.2, reimburse the amount of outpatient psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling-related expenses incurred by the victim or derivative victim, including peer counseling services provided by a rape crisis center as defined by Section 13837 of the Penal Code, and including family psychiatric, psychological, or mental health counseling, that became necessary as a direct result of the crime, subject to the following conditions:

(A)The following persons may be reimbursed for the expense of their outpatient mental health counseling in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000):

(i)A victim.

(ii)A derivative victim who is the surviving parent, grandparent, sibling, child, grandchild, spouse, fiance, or fiancee of a victim of a crime that directly resulted in the death of the victim.

(B)The following persons may be reimbursed for the expense of their outpatient mental health counseling in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000):

(i)A derivative victim not eligible for reimbursement pursuant to subparagraph (A).

(ii)A derivative victim described in paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 13955 shall be reimbursed only if that counseling is necessary for the treatment of the victim.

(iii)A minor who suffers emotional injury as a direct result of witnessing a violent crime and who is not eligible for reimbursement of the costs of outpatient mental health counseling under any other provision of this chapter. To be eligible for reimbursement under this clause, the minor must have been in close proximity to the victim when he or she witnessed the crime.

(iv)A derivative victim, as described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (c) of Section 13955, who is a primary caretaker of a minor victim.

(C)The board may reimburse a victim or derivative victim for outpatient mental health counseling in excess of that authorized by subparagraph (A) or (B) or for inpatient psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling if the claim is based on dire or exceptional circumstances that require more extensive treatment, as approved by the board.

(D)Expenses for psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling-related services may be reimbursed only if the services were provided by a person who is licensed by the state to provide those services, or who is properly supervised by a person who is so licensed, subject to the boards approval and subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed by the board.

(3)Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 13957.5, authorize compensation equal to the loss of income or loss of support, or both, that a victim or derivative victim incurs as a direct result of the victims or derivative victims injury or the victims death. If the victim or derivative victim requests that the board give priority to reimbursement of loss of income or support, the board may not pay medical expenses, or mental health counseling expenses, except upon the request of the victim or derivative victim or after determining that payment of these expenses will not decrease the funds available for payment of loss of income or support.

(4)Authorize a cash payment to or on behalf of the victim for job retraining or similar employment-oriented services.

(5)Reimburse the expense of installing or increasing residential security, not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000). Installing or increasing residential security may include, but need not be limited to, both of the following:

(A)Home security device or system.

(B)Replacing or increasing the number of locks.

(6)Reimburse the expense of renovating or retrofitting a victims residence, or the expense of modifying or purchasing a vehicle, to make the residence or the vehicle accessible or operational by a victim upon verification that the expense is medically necessary for a victim who is permanently disabled as a direct result of the crime, whether the disability is partial or total.

(7)(A)Authorize a cash payment or reimbursement not to exceed four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500) to a victim for expenses incurred in relocating, if the expenses are determined by law enforcement to be necessary for the personal safety of the victim, by a mental health treatment provider to be necessary for the emotional well-being of the victim, or by a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine to be a medical necessity for the victim.

(B)The cash payment or reimbursement made under this paragraph shall only be awarded to one claimant per crime giving rise to the relocation. The board may authorize more than one relocation per crime if necessary for the personal safety or emotional well-being of the claimant. However, the total cash payment or reimbursement for all relocations due to the same crime shall not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500). For purposes of this paragraph paragraph, a claimant is the crime victim, or, if the victim is deceased, a person who resided with the deceased at the time of the crime.

(C)When a relocation payment or reimbursement is provided to a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence and the identity of the offender is known to the victim, the victim shall agree not to inform the offender of the location of the victims new residence and not to allow the offender on the premises at any time, or shall agree to seek a restraining order against the offender. A victim may be required to repay the relocation payment or reimbursement to the board if he or she violates the terms set forth in this paragraph.

(D)Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the board may increase the cash payment or reimbursement for expenses incurred in relocating to an amount greater than four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500), if the board finds this amount is appropriate due to the unusual, dire, or exceptional circumstances of a particular claim. The total amount of a relocation payment under this subparagraph shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) regardless of circumstances.

(E)If a security deposit is required for relocation, the board shall be named as the recipient and receive the funds upon expiration of the victims rental agreement.

(8)When a victim dies as a result of a crime, the board may reimburse any individual who voluntarily, and without anticipation of personal gain, pays or assumes the obligation to pay any of the following expenses:

(A)The medical expenses incurred as a direct result of the crime in an amount not to exceed the rates or limitations established by the board.

(B)The funeral and burial expenses incurred as a direct result of the crime, not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500). The board shall not create or comply with a regulation or policy that mandates a lower maximum potential amount of an award pursuant to this subparagraph for less than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).

(9)When the crime occurs in a residence or inside a vehicle, the board may reimburse any individual who voluntarily, and without anticipation of personal gain, pays or assumes the obligation to pay the reasonable costs to clean the scene of the crime in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000). Services reimbursed pursuant to this subdivision shall be performed by persons registered with the State Department of Public Health as trauma scene waste practitioners in accordance with Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 118321) of Part 14 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.

(10)When the crime is a violation of Section 600.2 or 600.5 of the Penal Code, the board may reimburse the expense of veterinary services, replacement costs, or other reasonable expenses, as ordered by the court pursuant to Section 600.2 or 600.5 of the Penal Code, in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(11)Child care costs for adult victims or adult derivative victims when they are necessary due to appointments described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 13957.5.

(12)Transportation costs for adult victims or adult derivative victims associated with appointments described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 13957.5. Mileage reimbursement will be paid at the rate set forth for state employees by the Department of Human Resources.

(13)An award of compensation pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (f) of Section 13955 shall be limited to compensation to provide mental health counseling and shall not limit the eligibility of a victim for an award that he or she may be otherwise entitled to receive under this part. A derivative victim shall not be eligible for compensation under this provision.

(b)The total award to or on behalf of each victim or derivative victim may not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), except that this award may be increased to an amount not exceeding seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) if federal funds for that increase are available.

SEC. 5.Section 13957.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:13957.2.

(a)The board may establish maximum rates and service limitations for reimbursement of medical and medical-related services and for mental health and counseling services. The adoption, amendment, and repeal of these service limitations and maximum rates shall not be subject to the rulemaking provision of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1). An informational copy of the service limitations and maximum rates shall be filed with the Secretary of State upon adoption by the board. Any reduction in the maximum rates or service limitations shall not affect payment or reimbursement of losses incurred prior to three months after the adoption of the reduction. A provider who accepts payment from the program for a service shall accept the programs rates as payment in full and shall not accept any payment on account of the service from any other source if the total of payments accepted would exceed the maximum rate set by the board for that service. A provider shall not charge a victim or derivative victim for any difference between the cost of a service provided to a victim or derivative victim and the programs payment for that service. To ensure service limitations that are uniform and appropriate to the levels of treatment required by the victim or derivative victim, the board may review all claims for these services as necessary to ensure their medical necessity or their relation to crime, or to ensure that they meet acceptable standards of care. crime.

(b)The board may request an independent examination and report from any provider of medical or medical-related services or psychological or psychiatric treatment or mental health counseling services, if it believes there is a reasonable basis for requesting an additional evaluation. The victim or derivative victim shall be notified of the name of the provider who is to perform the evaluation within 30 calendar days of that determination. In cases where the crime involves sexual assault, the provider shall have expertise in the needs of sexual assault victims. In cases where the crime involves child abuse or molestation, the provider shall have expertise in the needs of victims of child abuse or molestation, as appropriate.

(c)Reimbursement for any medical, medical-related, or mental health services shall, if the application has been approved, be paid by the board within an average of 90 days from receipt of the claim for payment. If the board determines that payments to a provider will be discontinued, the board shall notify the provider of their discontinuance within 30 calendar days of its determination.

SEC. 6.Section 13957.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:13957.5.

(a)In authorizing compensation for loss of income and support pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13957, the board may take any of the following actions:

(1)Compensate the victim for loss of income directly resulting from the injury, except that loss of income may not be paid by the board for more than five years following the crime, unless the victim is disabled as defined in Section 416(i) of Title 42 of the United States Code, as a direct result of the injury.

(2)Compensate an adult derivative victim for loss of income, subject to all of the following:

(A)The derivative victim is the parent or legal guardian of a victim, who at the time of the crime was under the age of 18 years and is hospitalized as a direct result of the crime.

(B)The minor victims treating physician verifies that the presence of the victims parent or legal guardian at the hospital is necessary for the treatment of the victim.

(C)Reimbursement for loss of income under this paragraph may not exceed the total value of the income that would have been earned by the adult derivative victim during a 30-day period.

(3)Compensate an adult derivative victim for loss of income, subject to all of the following:

(A)The derivative victim is the parent or legal guardian of a victim who at the time of the crime was under the age of 18 years.

(B)The victim died as a direct result of the crime.

(C)The board shall pay for loss of income under this paragraph for not more than 30 calendar days from the date of the victims death.

(4)Compensate a derivative victim who was legally dependent on the victim at the time of the crime for the loss of support incurred by that person as a direct result of the crime, subject to both of the following:

(A)Loss of support shall be paid by the board for income lost by an adult for a period up to, but not more than, five years following the date of the crime.

(B)Loss of support shall not be paid by the board on behalf of a minor for a period beyond the childs attaining the age of 18 years.

(5)Compensate adult victims for income loss if it is necessary for them to miss work due to:

(A)Verified medical or mental health appointments for injuries directly related to the qualifying crime.

(B)Attending necessary meetings with a district attorneys office or other prosecutorial agency, or attending required criminal court proceedings, that are directly related to the qualifying crime. The claimants attendance shall be required and verified by a court employee or an employee at the prosecutorial office.

(C)Verified incidental appointments directly related to the qualifying crime. Income loss for incidental crime related appointments shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

(6)Compensate adult derivative victims for income loss when it is necessary for them to miss work due to taking a minor victim to an appointment described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (5).

(7)Notwithstanding the limitations set forth by paragraph (1), income loss resulting from appointments described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (5) may be paid for any date following the qualifying crime.

(b)The total amount payable to all derivative victims pursuant to this section as the result of one crime may not exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000).

SEC. 7.Section 13957.9 of the Government Code is amended to read:13957.9.

(a)In addition to the authorization provided in Section 13957 and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 13957.2, the board may grant for pecuniary loss, when the board determines it will best aid the person seeking compensation, reimbursement of the amount of outpatient psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling-related expenses incurred by the victim or derivative victim, including peer counseling services provided by violence peer counseling services provided by a service organization for victims of violent crime, and including family psychiatric, psychological, or mental health counseling for the successful treatment of the victim provided to family members of the victim in the presence of the victim, whether or not the family member relationship existed at the time of the crime, that became necessary as a direct result of the crime, subject to the following conditions:

(1)A person eligible under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13957 may be reimbursed for the expense of their outpatient mental health counseling in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(2)A person eligible under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13957 may be reimbursed for the expense of their outpatient mental health counseling in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(3)The board may reimburse a victim or derivative victim for outpatient mental health counseling in excess of that authorized by paragraph (1) or (2) or for inpatient psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling if the claim is based on dire or exceptional circumstances that require more extensive treatment, as approved by the board.

(4)Expenses for psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling-related services may be reimbursed only if the services were provided by either of the following individuals:

(A)A person who is an authorized mental health provider as determined by the board.

(B)A person who is licensed by the state to provide those services, or who is properly supervised by a person who is so licensed, subject to the boards approval and subject to the limitations and restrictions the board may impose.

(b)The total award to or on behalf of each victim or derivative victim may not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), except that this amount may be increased to seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) if federal funds for that increase are available.

(c)For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)Service organization for victims of violent crime means a nonprofit and charitable organization that meets both of the following criteria:

(A)Its primary mission is to provide services to victims of violent crime.

(B)It provides programs or services to victims of violent crime and their families, and other programs, whether or not a similar program exists in an agency that provides additional services.

(2)Violence peer counseling services means counseling by a violence peer counselor for the purpose of rendering advice or assistance for victims of violent crime and their families. Any violence peer counseling services that fall under the scope of practice of the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act (Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code), the Educational Psychologist Practice Act (Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 4989.10) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code), the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act (Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 4991) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code), and the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 4999.10) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code), which are not performed in an exempt setting as defined in Sections 4980.01, 4996.14, and 4999.22 of the Business and Professions Code, shall only be performed by a licensee or a registrant of the Board of Behavioral Sciences or other appropriately licensed professional, such as a licensed psychologist or board certified psychiatrist.

(3)Violence peer counselor means a provider of supportive and nonpsychotherapeutic peer counseling services who is employed by a service organization for victims of violent crime, whether financially compensated or not, and who meets all of the following requirements:

(A)Possesses at least six months of full-time equivalent experience in providing peer support services acquired through employment, volunteer work, or as part of an internship experience.

(B)Completed a training program aimed at preparing an individual who was once a mental health services consumer to use his or her life experience with mental health treatment, combined with other strengths and skills, to promote the mental health recovery of other mental health services consumers who are in need of peer-based services relating to recovery as a victim of a violent crime.

(C)Possesses 40 hours of training on all of the following:

(i)The profound neurological, biological, psychological, and social effects of trauma and violence.

(ii)Peace-building and violence prevention strategies, including, but not limited to, conflict mediation and retaliation prevention related to gangs and gang-related violence.

(iii)Post-traumatic stress disorder and vicarious trauma, especially as related to gangs and gang-related violence.

(iv)Case management practices, including, but not limited to, ethics and victim compensation advocacy.

(D)When providing violence peer counseling services, is supervised by a marriage and family therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, a licensed educational psychologist licensed pursuant to Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 4989.10) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, a clinical social worker licensed pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 4991) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or a licensed professional clinical counselor licensed pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 4999.10) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code. For the purposes of this subparagraph, a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed educational psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, or licensed professional clinical counselor shall be employed by the same service organization as the violence peer counselor.

(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 8.Section 1203.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read:1203.1.(a)The court, or judge thereof, in the order granting probation, may suspend the imposing or the execution of the sentence and may direct that the suspension may continue for a period of time not exceeding the maximum possible term of the sentence, except as hereinafter set forth, and upon those terms and conditions as it shall determine. The court, or judge thereof, in the order granting probation and as a condition thereof, may imprison the defendant in a county jail for a period not exceeding the maximum time fixed by law in the case.However, where the maximum possible term of the sentence is five years or less, then the period of suspension of imposition or execution of sentence may, in the discretion of the court, continue for not over five years. The following shall apply to this subdivision:(1)The court may fine the defendant in a sum not to exceed the maximum fine provided by law in the case.(2)The court may, in connection with granting probation, impose either imprisonment in a county jail or a fine, both, or neither.(3)The court shall provide for restitution in proper cases. The restitution order shall be fully enforceable as a civil judgment forthwith and in accordance with Section 1202.4 of the Penal Code.(4)The court may require bonds for the faithful observance and performance of any or all of the conditions of probation.(b)The court shall consider whether the defendant as a condition of probation shall make restitution to the victim or the Restitution Fund. Any restitution payment received by a court or probation department in the form of cash or money order shall be forwarded to the victim within 30 days from the date the payment is received by the department. Any restitution payment received by a court or probation department in the form of a check or draft shall be forwarded to the victim within 45 days from the date the payment is received, provided, that payment need not be forwarded to a victim until 180 days from the date the first payment is received, if the restitution payments for that victim received by the court or probation department total less than fifty dollars ($50). In cases where the court has ordered the defendant to pay restitution to multiple victims and where the administrative cost of disbursing restitution payments to multiple victims involves a significant cost, any restitution payment received by a probation department shall be forwarded to multiple victims when it is cost effective to do so, but in no event shall restitution disbursements be delayed beyond 180 days from the date the payment is received by the probation department.(c)In counties or cities and counties where road camps, farms, or other public work is available the court may place the probationer in the road camp, farm, or other public work instead of in jail. In this case, Section 25359 of the Government Code shall apply to probation and the court shall have the same power to require adult probationers to work, as prisoners confined in the county jail are required to work, at public work. Each county board of supervisors may fix the scale of compensation of the adult probationers in that county.(d)In all cases of probation the court may require as a condition of probation that the probationer go to work and earn money for the support of his or her dependents or to pay any fine imposed or reparation condition, to keep an account of his or her earnings, to report them to the probation officer and apply those earnings as directed by the court.(e)The court shall also consider whether the defendant as a condition of probation shall make restitution to a public agency for the costs of an emergency response pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 53150) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Government Code.(f)In all felony cases in which, as a condition of probation, a judge of the superior court sitting by authority of law elsewhere than at the county seat requires a convicted person to serve his or her sentence at intermittent periods the sentence may be served on the order of the judge at the city jail nearest to the place at which the court is sitting, and the cost of his or her maintenance shall be a county charge.(g)(1)The court and prosecuting attorney shall consider whether any defendant who has been convicted of a nonviolent or nonserious offense and ordered to participate in community service as a condition of probation shall be required to engage in the removal of graffiti in the performance of the community service. For the purpose of this subdivision, a nonserious offense shall not include the following:(A)Offenses in violation of the Dangerous Weapons Control Law, as defined in Section 23500.(B)Offenses involving the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon, including all violations of Section 417.(C)Offenses involving the use or attempted use of violence against the person of another or involving injury to a victim.(D)Offenses involving annoying or molesting children.(2)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), any person who violates Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 29610) of Division 9 of Title 4 of Part 6 shall be ordered to perform not less than 100 hours and not more than 500 hours of community service as a condition of probation.(3)The court and the prosecuting attorney need not consider a defendant pursuant to paragraph (1) if the following circumstances exist:(A)The defendant was convicted of any offense set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 or subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7.(B)The judge believes that the public safety may be endangered if the person is ordered to do community service or the judge believes that the facts or circumstances or facts and circumstances call for imposition of a more substantial penalty.(h)The probation officer or his or her designated representative shall consider whether any defendant who has been convicted of a nonviolent and nonserious offense and ordered to participate in community service as a condition of probation shall be required to engage in the performance of house repairs or yard services for senior citizens and the performance of repairs to senior centers through contact with local senior service organizations in the performance of the community service.(i)(1)Upon conviction of any offense involving child abuse or neglect, the court may require, in addition to any or all of the above-mentioned terms of imprisonment, fine, and other reasonable conditions, that the defendant shall participate in counseling or education programs, or both, including, but not limited to, parent education or parenting programs operated by community colleges, school districts, other public agencies, or private agencies.(2)Upon conviction of any sex offense subjecting the defendant to the registration requirements of Section 290, the court may order as a condition of probation, at the request of the victim or in the courts discretion, that the defendant stay away from the victim and the victims residence or place of employment, and that the defendant have no contact with the victim in person, by telephone or electronic means, or by mail.(j)The court may impose and require any or all of the above-mentioned terms of imprisonment, fine, and conditions, and other reasonable conditions, as it may determine are fitting and proper to the end that justice may be done, that amends may be made to society for the breach of the law, for any injury done to any person resulting from that breach, and generally and specifically for the reformation and rehabilitation of the probationer, and that should the probationer violate any of the terms or conditions imposed by the court in the matter, it shall have authority to modify and change any and all the terms and conditions and to reimprison the probationer in the county jail within the limitations of the penalty of the public offense involved. Upon the defendant being released from the county jail under the terms of probation as originally granted or any modification subsequently made, and in all cases where confinement in a county jail has not been a condition of the grant of probation, the court shall place the defendant or probationer in and under the charge of the probation officer of the court, for the period or term fixed for probation. However, upon the payment of any fine imposed and the fulfillment of all conditions of probation, probation shall cease at the end of the term of probation, or sooner, in the event of modification. In counties and cities and counties in which there are facilities for taking fingerprints, those of each probationer shall be taken and a record of them kept and preserved.(k)Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, except as provided in Section 13967, as operative on or before September 28, 1994, of the Government Code and Section 13967.5 of the Government Code and Sections 1202.4, 1463.16, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1463.18, and Section 1464, and Section 1203.04, as operative on or before August 2, 1995, all fines collected by a county probation officer in any of the courts of this state, as a condition of the granting of probation or as a part of the terms of probation, shall be paid into the county treasury and placed in the general fund for the use and benefit of the county.(l)If the court orders restitution to be made to the victim or to the California Victim Compensation Board for reimbursing the board for payments made on behalf of the victim or derivative victim, the entity collecting the restitution may add a fee to cover the actual administrative cost of collection, but not to exceed 15 percent of the total amount ordered to be paid. The amount of the fee shall be set by the board of supervisors if it is collected by the county and the fee collected shall be paid into the general fund of the county treasury for the use and benefit of the county. The amount of the fee shall be set by the court if it is collected by the court and the fee collected shall be paid into the Trial Court Operations Fund or account established by Section 77009 of the Government Code for the use and benefit of the court.SEC. 9.Section 2900.5 of the Penal Code is amended to read:2900.5.(a)In all felony and misdemeanor convictions, either by plea or by verdict, when the defendant has been in custody, including, but not limited to, any time spent in a jail, camp, work furlough facility, halfway house, rehabilitation facility, hospital, prison, juvenile detention facility, or similar residential institution, all days of custody of the defendant, including days served as a condition of probation in compliance with a court order, credited to the period of confinement pursuant to Section 4019, and days served in home detention pursuant to Section 1203.016 or 1203.018, shall be credited upon his or her term of imprisonment, or credited to any base fine that may be imposed, at the rate of not less than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day, or more, in the discretion of the court imposing the sentence. If the total number of days in custody exceeds the number of days of the term of imprisonment to be imposed, the entire term of imprisonment shall be deemed to have been served. In any case where the court has imposed both a prison or jail term of imprisonment and a fine, any days to be credited to the defendant shall first be applied to the term of imprisonment imposed, and thereafter the remaining days, if any, shall be applied to the base fine. If an amount of the base fine is not satisfied by jail credits, or by community service, the penalties and assessments imposed on the base fine shall be reduced by the percentage of the base fine that was satisfied.(b)For the purposes of this section, credit shall be given only where the custody to be credited is attributable to proceedings related to the same conduct for which the defendant has been convicted. Credit shall be given only once for a single period of custody attributable to multiple offenses for which a consecutive sentence is imposed.(c)For the purposes of this section, term of imprisonment includes any period of imprisonment imposed as a condition of probation or otherwise ordered by a court in imposing or suspending the imposition of any sentence, and also includes any term of imprisonment, including any period of imprisonment prior to release on parole and any period of imprisonment and parole, prior to discharge, whether established or fixed by statute, by any court, or by any duly authorized administrative agency.(d)It is the duty of the court imposing the sentence to determine the date or dates of any admission to, and release from, custody prior to sentencing and the total number of days to be credited pursuant to this section. The total number of days to be credited shall be contained in the abstract of judgment provided for in Section 1213.(e)It is the duty of any agency to which a person is committed to apply the credit provided for in this section for the period between the date of sentencing and the date the person is delivered to the agency.(f)If a defendant serves time in a camp, work furlough facility, halfway house, rehabilitation facility, hospital, juvenile detention facility, similar residential facility, or home detention program pursuant to Section 1203.016, 1203.017, or 1203.018, in lieu of imprisonment in a county jail, the time spent in these facilities or programs shall qualify as mandatory time in jail.(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this code as it pertains to the sentencing of convicted offenders, this section does not authorize the sentencing of convicted offenders to any of the facilities or programs mentioned herein.(h)This section shall not apply to restitution fines and restitution orders.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 13952 of the Government Code is amended to read:13952.

(a)An application for compensation shall be filed with the board in the manner determined by the board.

(c)(1)The board may require submission of additional information supporting the application that is reasonably necessary to verify the application and determine eligibility for compensation.

(2)For purposes of this subdivision, authorized representative means any of the following:

(B)Any person designated by law including, but not limited to, a legal guardian, conservator, or social worker.

SEC. 2.Section 13953 of the Government Code is amended to read:13953.

(a)An application for compensation shall be filed within three years of the date of the crime, three years after the victim attains 18 years of age, or three years of the time the victim or derivative victim knew or in the exercise of ordinary diligence could have discovered that an injury or death had been sustained as a direct result of crime, whichever is later. An application based on any crime eligible for prosecution under specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 801.1 of the Penal Code may be filed any time prior to the victims 28th 40th birthday. An application based on any crime named in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 799 of the Penal Code may be filed at any time.

(b)The board may for good cause grant an extension of the time period in subdivision (a). In making this determination, the board shall consider all of the following:

(1)Whether the victim or derivative victim incurs emotional harm or a pecuniary loss while testifying testifying, or preparing to testify, during the prosecution or in the punishment of the person accused or convicted of the crime.

(2)Whether the victim or derivative victim incurs emotional harm or a pecuniary loss when the person convicted of the crime is scheduled for a parole hearing or released from incarceration.

SEC. 3.Section 13955 of the Government Code is amended to read:13955.

Except as provided in Section 13956, a person shall be eligible for compensation when all of the following requirements are met:

(a)The person for whom compensation is being sought is any of the following:

(1)A victim.

(2)A derivative victim.

(3)(A)A person who is entitled to reimbursement for funeral, burial, or crime scene cleanup expenses pursuant to paragraph (9) or (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 13957.

(B)This paragraph applies without respect to any felon status of the victim.

(b)Either of the following conditions is met:

(2)Whether or not the crime occurred in California, the victim was any of the following:

(A)A resident of California.

(B)A member of the military stationed in California.

(C)A family member living with a member of the military stationed in California.

(c)If compensation is being sought for a derivative victim, the derivative victim is a resident of California, or any other state, who is any of the following:

(1)At the time of the crime was the parent, grandparent, sibling, spouse, child, or grandchild of the victim.

(2)At the time of the crime was living in the household of the victim.

(4)Is another family member of the victim, including, but not limited to, the victims fiance or fiancee, and who witnessed the crime.

(5)Is the a primary caretaker of a minor victim, but was not the primary caretaker at the time of the crime.