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. (a) The board shall publicize through the board, law
enforcement agencies, victim centers, hospitals, medical, mental
health or other counseling service providers, and other public or
private agencies, the existence of the program established pursuant
to this chapter, including the procedures for obtaining compensation
under the program.
(b) It shall be the duty of every local law enforcement agency to
inform crime victims of the provisions of this chapter, of the
existence of victim centers, and in counties where no victim center
exists, to provide application forms to victims who desire to seek
compensation pursuant to this chapter. The board shall provide
application forms and all other documents that local law enforcement
agencies and victim centers may require to comply with this section.
The board, in cooperation with victim centers, shall set standards to
be followed by local law enforcement agencies for this purpose and
may require them to file with the board a description of the
procedures adopted by each agency to comply with the standards.