At each facility that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a veterans service organization may volunteer to serve as a veterans service advocate.

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 652, Sec. 2. (AB 2263) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Terms Used In California Penal Code 2695.1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.