California Senate Bill SB583 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 583AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 31, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Senator Hollingsworth FEBRUARY 27, 2009  An act to amend Section 17962 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection services.   An act to add Section 290.47 to the Penal Code, relating to sex offenders.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 583, as amended, Hollingsworth.  Fire protection services.   Sex offenders.   Existing law requires the Department of Justice to make available to the public via an Internet Web site certain information relating to certain registered sex offenders, including the address at which the person resides, as specified.   This bill would require the department to classify each address at which a registered sex offender resides with a unique identifier that shall include the nature of the dwelling, as specified. This bill would also require the department to maintain those classifications within a private searchable database and provide that information to other state agencies, including the State Department of Social Services, when those agencies need the information for investigative responsibilities relative to sex offenders.   Existing law requires the chief of a city or county fire department or district providing fire protection services to enforce, in his or her respective areas, state requirements for buildings used for human habitation and building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety, and other rules and regulations pertaining to fire prevention, fire protection, the control of the spread of fire, and safety from fire or panic.   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 290.47 is added to the   Penal Code   , to read:   290.47. The Department of Justice shall classify the address at which a registered sex offender resides with a unique identifier for address. The identifier shall include a description of the nature of the dwelling, including, but not limited to, a single family residence, an apartment, a motel, or a licensed facility. Each address classified and its association with any specific registered sex offender shall be stored in a private searchable database maintained by the department. The department shall make that information available to the State Department of Social Services or any other state agency when the agency needs the information for investigative responsibilities relative to sex offenders.   SECTION 1.   Section 17962 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 17962. The chief of a city or a county fire department or district providing fire protection services, and their authorized representatives, shall enforce, in their respective areas, all those provisions of this part, the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety, and those rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this part pertaining to fire prevention, fire protection, the control of the spread of fire, and safety from fire or panic.