Cal. Penal Code § 1191.16
Cal. Penal Code § 1191.16
California · California Penal Code · Status: effective · Effective 1998-01-01
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- Cal. Penal Code § 1191.16, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/888641
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The victim of any crime, or the parents or guardians of the victim if the victim is a minor, or the next of kin of the victim if the victim has died, who choose to exercise their rights with respect to sentencing proceedings as described in Section 1191.1 may, in any case where the defendant is subject to an indeterminate term of imprisonment, have their statements simultaneously recorded and preserved by means of videotape, videodisc, or any other means of preserving audio and video, if they notify the prosecutor in advance of the sentencing hearing and the prosecutor reasonably is able to provide the means to record and preserve the statement. If a video and audio record is developed, that record shall be maintained and preserved by the prosecution and used in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Prison Terms at any hearing to review parole suitability or the setting of a parole date.