CDCR 1707 at a glance
What it is: CDCR 1707 is the Request for Victim Services of the State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services (OVSRS).
Where and when to file: Submit the completed form by mail, fax or e-mail (scanned copy) to: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services, P.O. Box 942883, Sacramento, CA 94283-0001, Fax: (916) 445-3737, E-mail: victimservices@cdcr.ca.gov, for CDCR 1707, Request for Victim Services.
A filled-in CDCR 1707 example: a stalking victim requests victim services
How to fill out CDCR 1707, box by box
Check one: New/Revised Request for Victim Services
Check one of the three boxes at the top of the CDCR 1707 form to indicate if this is a new/revised request for victim services, a change of address/phone/e-mail only, or Collection of court ordered restitution only/no notification services.
Sections A, D, and E must be completed.
Complete all other sections, based on your needs.
If you check change of address/phone/e-mail only, complete sections A, D, and E.
If you check Collection of court ordered restitution only/no notification services, complete sections A, D, and E.
Section A. Applicant information
This section must be completed. Check the box that most accurately describes your relationship to the crime: victim, witness, or family member of victim and your relationship to the victim. (Example - spouse, child, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild) Please indicate the name(s) of the victim(s) of the crime committed by the offender.
Clearly print your name (Person requesting information), physical address, mailing address (if different), your primary phone number, secondary phone number, and e-mail address.
It is your responsibility to keep the OVSRS informed of any changes to your contact information.
Section B. Notification of changes to offender's custody status
Complete this section if you choose to request notification services. Check the most appropriate box(es). You have one of two choices to receive notice of an offender's release, escape, death, parole suitability hearing (Victims/Victims' family members only), contract, name/gender change, or scheduled execution: Check Box 1 to register to receive notification by electronic mail (e-mail).
Check Box 2 to register to receive notification by mail. Indicate whether you prefer to receive your notice by regular mail or certified mail. Please choose only one (1) mail delivery method. If the preferred method of notification you selected is not available regular mail will be used to send the notice.
It is your responsibility to request notification of an offender's criminal appeal. Please call the State of California, Office of the Attorney General, Victim Services Unit 1-877-433-9069.
Section C. Conditions of parole/community supervision
Complete this section if you choose to request special conditions of parole/community supervision. You may check all the conditions that you wish to request or are eligible to receive however such conditions are not guaranteed.
Checking Box 1 will request that the offender have no contact with you while they are on parole/community supervision.
Checking Box 2 will request that the offender not be allowed to live within 35 miles of your home address. Per Penal Code Section 3003, available only for the following crimes: murder or voluntary manslaughter, mayhem, rape, sodomy by force, oral copulation, lewd acts on a child under 14, any felony punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison for life, stalking, felony with a great bodily injury enhancement, and continuous sexual abuse of a child. The second box applies to direct victims and witnesses only.
If you would like to provide additional information explaining your request, attach a separate sheet of paper.
Section D. Offender identification (ID)
Complete as much information as possible. If you need help completing this section, you may contact the district attorney's office in the county where the trial was held.
Enter the Offender's Full Name (Print), Date of Birth (MO DAY YEAR), CDCR Number (Offender ID), Date Sentenced to Prison (MO DAY YEAR), Court Case Number and County of Sentencing.
Section E. Applicant signature
Sign and date the completed form: Signature of Applicant and Date.
More rules for CDCR 1707
Do not mail the completed form to a prison.
The information requested is necessary to process your request for victim services and is voluntary.
Failure to provide any of the information requested may prevent the OVSRS from processing your request.
All information will remain confidential per Penal Code section 679.03(c): Your information may be shared with the investigating agency, the district attorney's office that prosecuted the case, and/or the State of California, Office of the Attorney General, Victim Services Unit.
Sources
[1] CDCR 1707 (Rev. 10/22), Request for Victim Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the Official source link on this page).