California § 1872.45 - A district attorney who files a criminal complaint pursuant to Section 549 or 550
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1872.45 — A district attorney who files a criminal complaint pursuant to Section 549 or 550, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1872.45. A district attorney who files a criminal complaint pursuant to Section 549 or 550
A district attorney who files a criminal complaint pursuant to Section 549 or 550 of the Penal Code shall promptly do all of the following: (a) Notify each insurer affected by the acts that are the subject of the criminal complaint of the existence of the complaint and the names of all persons insured by the insurer who are the victims. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when an insurer receives notification pursuant to subdivision (a), and the insurer has increased the premiums of a person who is a victim because of a claim that is the subject of the criminal complaint, the insurer shall promptly rebate to that person the increased premiums that were charged to and paid by that person. (c) Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the criminal complaint and the names of all persons who are the victims. (d) Notify all the persons who are the victims in simple understandable language that a criminal complaint has been filed and that subdivision (b) of Section 1806 of the Vehicle Code requires the Department of Motor Vehicles not to record the accident on the record of the victim.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1872.45 ("A district attorney who files a criminal complaint pursuant to Section 549 or 550") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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