Victim Resources
California Crime Victim Privacy Rights
Victims have constitutional interests in privacy, dignity, protection, and specified confidential information.
Updated September 23, 2026
Reviewed for publication by Mark A. Amador | Former California prosecutor | Partner, Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Walshok LLP
Privacy and dignity
California's Victims' Bill of Rights protects fairness and respect for privacy and dignity.
Confidential information
The Constitution addresses certain information that could be used to locate or harass a victim and specified confidential treatment communications.
Fact-specific analysis
Privileges, discovery rules, confidentiality statutes, and constitutional interests can overlap; not every record is categorically protected.
Legal reference: California Constitution article I, section 28; California DOJ victim-rights materials. Parole-specific pages also rely on current CDCR victim-services guidance. This page is general information, not legal advice.
General information only. Rights, procedures, deadlines, and available remedies can depend on the facts and the stage of the case.