California 2021 2021-2022 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1650 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/13/2022

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1650Introduced by Assembly Member CooperJanuary 13, 2022 An act relating to sexually violent predators. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1650, as introduced, Cooper. Sexually violent predators.Existing law provides for the civil commitment of criminal offenders who have been determined to be sexually violent predators, as defined, for treatment in a secure state hospital facility and the judicial processes necessary for that civil commitment, as specified. Among other requirements, existing law requires a judge of the superior court to review a petition filed for that purpose and determine whether the petition states or contains sufficient facts that, if true, would constitute probable cause to believe that the individual named in the petition is likely to engage in sexually violent predatory criminal behavior upon their release from prison. Existing law authorizes a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator to petition the court for conditional release, as specified, and if the conditional release is granted, requires the person to be placed in the persons county of domicile prior to the incarceration, except as specified. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1650Introduced by Assembly Member CooperJanuary 13, 2022 An act relating to sexually violent predators. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1650, as introduced, Cooper. Sexually violent predators.Existing law provides for the civil commitment of criminal offenders who have been determined to be sexually violent predators, as defined, for treatment in a secure state hospital facility and the judicial processes necessary for that civil commitment, as specified. Among other requirements, existing law requires a judge of the superior court to review a petition filed for that purpose and determine whether the petition states or contains sufficient facts that, if true, would constitute probable cause to believe that the individual named in the petition is likely to engage in sexually violent predatory criminal behavior upon their release from prison. Existing law authorizes a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator to petition the court for conditional release, as specified, and if the conditional release is granted, requires the person to be placed in the persons county of domicile prior to the incarceration, except as specified. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill 

No. 1650

Introduced by Assembly Member CooperJanuary 13, 2022

Introduced by Assembly Member Cooper
January 13, 2022

 An act relating to sexually violent predators. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1650, as introduced, Cooper. Sexually violent predators.

Existing law provides for the civil commitment of criminal offenders who have been determined to be sexually violent predators, as defined, for treatment in a secure state hospital facility and the judicial processes necessary for that civil commitment, as specified. Among other requirements, existing law requires a judge of the superior court to review a petition filed for that purpose and determine whether the petition states or contains sufficient facts that, if true, would constitute probable cause to believe that the individual named in the petition is likely to engage in sexually violent predatory criminal behavior upon their release from prison. Existing law authorizes a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator to petition the court for conditional release, as specified, and if the conditional release is granted, requires the person to be placed in the persons county of domicile prior to the incarceration, except as specified. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.

Existing law provides for the civil commitment of criminal offenders who have been determined to be sexually violent predators, as defined, for treatment in a secure state hospital facility and the judicial processes necessary for that civil commitment, as specified. Among other requirements, existing law requires a judge of the superior court to review a petition filed for that purpose and determine whether the petition states or contains sufficient facts that, if true, would constitute probable cause to believe that the individual named in the petition is likely to engage in sexually violent predatory criminal behavior upon their release from prison. Existing law authorizes a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator to petition the court for conditional release, as specified, and if the conditional release is granted, requires the person to be placed in the persons county of domicile prior to the incarceration, except as specified. 

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.

SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.

SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to sexually violent predators.

### SECTION 1.