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Suggestions for submitting an SVP opposition letter – transient release
Welfare and Institutions Code section 6609.1 requires the Department of State Hospitals to give communities a formal 30-day notice regarding the potential placement of a state designated “Sexually Violent Predator”.
Once this formal notice is provided, the community is invited to submit letters of opposition. By law, the court is legally obligated to consider the release of an SVP as they have already served their sentence and are being civilly committed into a state-run program. With this in mind, community feedback is very impactful when the court is considering next steps.
The following information is provided to assist in drafting letters to be considered by a judge:
Please submit your letter into our case portal at www.placer.ca.gov/SVP to be added to our case file to be submitted to court.