California · Penal Code

PEN §30735: (a) The Department of Justice shall notify all district attorneys on or before January 31, 1999, of the provisions of former Section 12281.

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The Department of Justice must notify district attorneys about former Section 12281 provisions, identify SKS rifle-related prosecutions, and inform defendants and defense counsel of those provisions by specified dates. The department shall conduct a public education program.

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(a) The Department of Justice shall notify all district attorneys on or before January 31, 1999, of the provisions of former Section 12281. (b) The department shall identify all criminal prosecutions in the state for conduct related to SKS rifles on or before April 1, 1999. In all cases so identified by the Attorney General, the district attorneys shall inform defense counsel, or the defendant if the defendant is in propria persona, in writing, of the provisions of former Section 12281 on or before May 1, 1999. (c) Commencing no later than January 1, 1999, the department shall conduct a public education and notification program as described in Section 31115 or in former Section 12289, as added by Section 6 of Chapter 954 of the Statutes of 1991 or as subsequently amended.

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