California Code, Penal Code - PEN § 5065.5

(a) A person or entity that enters into a contract with a criminal offender for the sale of the story of a crime for which the offender was convicted shall notify the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that the parties have entered into a contract for sale of the offender's story if both of the following conditions are met:

(b) Within 90 days of being notified, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall notify the victim, or if the victim cannot be reasonably notified, a member of the victim's immediate family, who has requested notification of the existence of a contract described by this section.

(c) For purposes of this section, “member of the victim's immediate family” means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent.