(a) State and local law enforcement agencies shall provide, upon request and without charging a fee, one copy of all incident report face sheets, one copy of all incident reports, a copy of any accompanying or related photographs of a victimâs injuries, property damage, or any other photographs that are noted in the incident report, and a copy of 911 recordings, if any, to a victim, or the victimâs representative as defined in subdivision (g), of a crime that constitutes an act of any of the following: (1) Domestic violence, as defined in Section 6211. (2) Sexual assault, as defined in Sections 261, 261.5, 265, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266g, 266j, 267, 269, 273.4, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289, or 311.4 of, or former Section 262 or 288a of, the Penal Code. (3) Stalking, as defined in Section 1708.7 of the Civil Code or Section 646.9 of the Penal Code. (4) Human trafficking, as defined in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code. (5) Abuse of an elder or a dependent adult, as defined in Section 15610.07 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (b) (1) A copy of an incident report face sheet shall be made available during regular business hours to a victim or the victimâs representative no later than 48 hours after being requested, unless the state or local law enforcement agency informs the victim or the victimâs representative of the reasons why, for good cause, the incident report face sheet is not available, in which case the incident report face sheet shall be made available no later than five working days after the request is made. (2) A copy of the incident report, any accompanying or related photographs of a victimâs injuries, property damage, or any other photographs that are noted in the incident report, and a copy of 911 recordings, if any, shall be made available during regular business hours to a victim or the victimâs representative no later than five working days after being requested, unless the state or local law enforcement agency informs the victim or the victimâs representative of the reasons why, for good cause, the items are not available, in which case the items shall be made available no later than 10 working days after the request is made. (c) A person requesting copies under this section shall present state or local law enforcement with the personâs identification, including a current, valid driverâs license, a state-issued identification card, or a passport. If the person is a representative of the victim and the victim is deceased, the representative shall also present a certified copy of the death certificate or other satisfactory evidence of the death of the victim at the time a request is made. If the person is a representative of the victim and the victim is alive and not the subject of a conservatorship, the representative shall also present a written authorization, signed by the victim, making the person the victimâs personal representative. (d) This section shall apply to requests for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or abuse of an elder or a dependent adult face sheets or incident reports, photographs, 911 recordings, and evidence made within five years from the date of completion of the incident report. (e) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Access to Domestic Violence Reports Act of 1999. (f) For purposes of this section, âvictimâ includes a minor who is 12 years of age or older. (g) (1) For purposes of this section, if the victim is deceased, a ârepresentative of the victimâ means any of the following: (A) The surviving spouse. (B) A surviving child of the decedent who has attained 18 years of age. (C) A domestic partner, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 297. (D) A surviving parent of the decedent. (E) A surviving adult relative. (F) The personal representative of the victim, as defined in Section 58 of the Probate Code, if one is appointed. (G) The public administrator if one has been appointed. (2) For purposes of this
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