Section 11116.10 Of Article 4. Criminal Records From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.
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. (a) Upon the request of a victim or a witness of a crime,
the prosecuting attorney shall, within 60 days of the final
disposition of the case, inform the victim or witness by letter of
such final disposition. Such notice shall state the information
described in Section 13151.1.
(b) As used in this section, "victim" means any person alleged or
found, upon the record, to have sustained physical or financial
injury to person or property as a direct result of the crime charged.
(c) As used in this section, "witness" means any person who has
been or is expected to testify for the prosecution, or who, by reason
of having relevant information, is subject to call or likely to be
called as a witness for the prosecution, whether or not any action or
proceeding has yet been commenced.
(d) As used in this section, "final disposition," means an
ultimate termination of the case at the trial level including, but
not limited to, dismissal, acquittal, or imposition of sentence by
the court, or a decision by the prosecuting attorney, for whatever
reason, not to file the case.
(e) Subdivision (a) does not apply in any case where the offender
or alleged offender is a minor unless the minor has been declared not
a fit and proper subject to be dealt with under the juvenile court
law.
(f) This section shall not apply to any case in which a
disposition was made prior to the effective date of this section.