{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-13950","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 13950","heading":"","body":"(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest to assist residents of the State of California in obtaining compensation for the pecuniary losses they suffer as a direct result of criminal acts.\n(b) This chapter shall govern the procedure by which crime victims may obtain compensation from the Restitution Fund.\n(c) Any reference in statute or regulations to Article 1 (commencing with Section 13959) of Chapter 5, as it read on December 31, 2002, shall be construed to refer to this chapter.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 4. CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD [13900. - 13974.5.]","CHAPTER 5. Indemnification of Victims of Crime [13950. - 13966.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [13950. - 13951.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c62df19e95ad7f0db597990774731bab0f3fcc0d06b759f27a04a68eb251ef85","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-13920","next":"us-ca/gov-13951"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}