Bill > AB2913

This bill, the California Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act, requires law enforcement agencies in California to review case files for open unsolved murders (murders committed more than one year ago with no identified suspect) upon written request by a designated person, such as an immediate family member of the victim. The review must determine if a reinvestigation would result in new investigative leads. If so, the agency must conduct a reinvestigation, but it cannot be done by anyone who previously investigated the case. The bill also sets timelines for the review and reinvestigation process, and allows only one review or reinvestigation at a time per victim. The bill acknowledges that it may impose state-mandated local costs, which would require reimbursement to local agencies under state law.