Penal Code section 14140

(a)

Each county is authorized and encouraged to create a county task force on violent crimes against women. The board of supervisors of a county which elects to create a task force under this section shall notify the Office of Emergency Services that the county is establishing, by appointment, a countywide task force. Each county task force shall develop a countywide policy on violent crimes against women.

(b)

The Office of Emergency Services may provide technical assistance to, and collect and disseminate information on, the county task forces established under this section.

Source: Section 14140, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=14140. (updated Sep. 26, 2013; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_14140

Original Source: Section 14140, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=14140. (last accessed May 12, 2025).