CA SB412

Reduces advance notice requirement from 30 days to no more than 15 days for victims, victims' next of kin, victim family members, victim representatives, their counsel, and victim support persons to notify the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Board of Parole Hearings of their intention to attend parole hearings

Maintains existing 90-day advance notice requirement for the Board of Parole Hearings to notify victims and next of kin of upcoming inmate parole suitability hearings

Maintains existing requirement that other persons entitled to attend (non-victims) must provide 30 days' notice of their intention to attend

Preserves victims' and their representatives' right to appear personally or by counsel and express views regarding the inmate's suitability for parole

Approved by Governor October 10, 2023 and became Chapter 712