BILL NUMBER: AB 2089INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Alejo FEBRUARY 23, 2012 An act to amend Section 13897.1 of the Penal Code, relating to crime victims. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2089, as introduced, Alejo. Crime victims' resource center. Existing law establishes a resource center that operates a statewide, toll-free information service for crime victims and providers of services to crime victims, and requires the resource center to distribute information and educational materials on victims' legal rights to specified agencies and organizations, including administrative and law enforcement agencies. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 13897.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 13897.1. (a) 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 humanserviceservices agencies, and political, social, civic, and religious leaders and organizations.As(b) 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 Section13959)13950) of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.