Amended IN Assembly March 29, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2461Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add and repeal Section 14213.5 of to the Penal Code, relating to missing persons. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2461, as amended, Rodriguez. Missing or unidentified persons.Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain the Violent Crime Information Center to assist in the identification and the apprehension of persons responsible for specific violent crimes and for the disappearance and exploitation of persons, particularly children and dependent adults. Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish within the center and to maintain an online, automated computer system designed to effect an immediate law enforcement response to reports of missing persons, and requires the center to make information authorized for dissemination that is contained in law enforcement reports regarding missing or unidentified persons accessible to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.This bill, until January 1, 2025, bill would require a general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatrichospitals hospital, when feasible, to report to law enforcement, within 5 business days after a patients admission, if the hospital does not know the identity of the patient and the patient is unable to identify themselves and an emergency contact due to a medical or psychiatric condition. The bill would require law enforcement to offer to take attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including taking the patients fingerprints and search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database. The bill would require a law enforcement agency, if able to identify the patient, to provide the hospital with the patients identity or an emergency contact person, as defined. By placing additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14213.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:14213.5. (a) A general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, when feasible, shall report to the law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located, no later than five business days after a patients admission but prior to discharge, when both of the following apply:(1) The hospital does not know the identity of the patient.(2) The patient is unable to identify their name and an emergency contact person due to a medical or psychiatric condition.(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, no later than five business days after receiving a hospitals report, offer to do the following:(1)Take the patients fingerprints.(1) Attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including, but not limited to, obtaining the patients fingerprints.(2) Search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database.(3) If the agency is able to identify the patient or an emergency contact person, promptly provide that information to the hospital.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the hospital shall disclose to the local law enforcement agency any information reasonably necessary to help identify the patient and an emergency contact person.(d) For purposes of this section, an emergency contact person means a family member or close personal friend of the patient. A family member means, with respect to an individual, any other individual who is a first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, or fourth-degree relative of the individual.(e) This section does not create a private right of action.(f)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Assembly March 29, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2461Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add and repeal Section 14213.5 of to the Penal Code, relating to missing persons. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2461, as amended, Rodriguez. Missing or unidentified persons.Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain the Violent Crime Information Center to assist in the identification and the apprehension of persons responsible for specific violent crimes and for the disappearance and exploitation of persons, particularly children and dependent adults. Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish within the center and to maintain an online, automated computer system designed to effect an immediate law enforcement response to reports of missing persons, and requires the center to make information authorized for dissemination that is contained in law enforcement reports regarding missing or unidentified persons accessible to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.This bill, until January 1, 2025, bill would require a general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatrichospitals hospital, when feasible, to report to law enforcement, within 5 business days after a patients admission, if the hospital does not know the identity of the patient and the patient is unable to identify themselves and an emergency contact due to a medical or psychiatric condition. The bill would require law enforcement to offer to take attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including taking the patients fingerprints and search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database. The bill would require a law enforcement agency, if able to identify the patient, to provide the hospital with the patients identity or an emergency contact person, as defined. By placing additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Amended IN Assembly March 29, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 29, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2461
Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez
February 17, 2022
An act to add and repeal Section 14213.5 of to the Penal Code, relating to missing persons.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2461, as amended, Rodriguez. Missing or unidentified persons.
Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain the Violent Crime Information Center to assist in the identification and the apprehension of persons responsible for specific violent crimes and for the disappearance and exploitation of persons, particularly children and dependent adults. Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish within the center and to maintain an online, automated computer system designed to effect an immediate law enforcement response to reports of missing persons, and requires the center to make information authorized for dissemination that is contained in law enforcement reports regarding missing or unidentified persons accessible to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.This bill, until January 1, 2025, bill would require a general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatrichospitals hospital, when feasible, to report to law enforcement, within 5 business days after a patients admission, if the hospital does not know the identity of the patient and the patient is unable to identify themselves and an emergency contact due to a medical or psychiatric condition. The bill would require law enforcement to offer to take attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including taking the patients fingerprints and search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database. The bill would require a law enforcement agency, if able to identify the patient, to provide the hospital with the patients identity or an emergency contact person, as defined. By placing additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain the Violent Crime Information Center to assist in the identification and the apprehension of persons responsible for specific violent crimes and for the disappearance and exploitation of persons, particularly children and dependent adults. Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish within the center and to maintain an online, automated computer system designed to effect an immediate law enforcement response to reports of missing persons, and requires the center to make information authorized for dissemination that is contained in law enforcement reports regarding missing or unidentified persons accessible to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
This bill, until January 1, 2025, bill would require a general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatrichospitals hospital, when feasible, to report to law enforcement, within 5 business days after a patients admission, if the hospital does not know the identity of the patient and the patient is unable to identify themselves and an emergency contact due to a medical or psychiatric condition. The bill would require law enforcement to offer to take attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including taking the patients fingerprints and search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database. The bill would require a law enforcement agency, if able to identify the patient, to provide the hospital with the patients identity or an emergency contact person, as defined. By placing additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14213.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:14213.5. (a) A general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, when feasible, shall report to the law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located, no later than five business days after a patients admission but prior to discharge, when both of the following apply:(1) The hospital does not know the identity of the patient.(2) The patient is unable to identify their name and an emergency contact person due to a medical or psychiatric condition.(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, no later than five business days after receiving a hospitals report, offer to do the following:(1)Take the patients fingerprints.(1) Attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including, but not limited to, obtaining the patients fingerprints.(2) Search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database.(3) If the agency is able to identify the patient or an emergency contact person, promptly provide that information to the hospital.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the hospital shall disclose to the local law enforcement agency any information reasonably necessary to help identify the patient and an emergency contact person.(d) For purposes of this section, an emergency contact person means a family member or close personal friend of the patient. A family member means, with respect to an individual, any other individual who is a first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, or fourth-degree relative of the individual.(e) This section does not create a private right of action.(f)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14213.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:14213.5. (a) A general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, when feasible, shall report to the law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located, no later than five business days after a patients admission but prior to discharge, when both of the following apply:(1) The hospital does not know the identity of the patient.(2) The patient is unable to identify their name and an emergency contact person due to a medical or psychiatric condition.(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, no later than five business days after receiving a hospitals report, offer to do the following:(1)Take the patients fingerprints.(1) Attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including, but not limited to, obtaining the patients fingerprints.(2) Search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database.(3) If the agency is able to identify the patient or an emergency contact person, promptly provide that information to the hospital.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the hospital shall disclose to the local law enforcement agency any information reasonably necessary to help identify the patient and an emergency contact person.(d) For purposes of this section, an emergency contact person means a family member or close personal friend of the patient. A family member means, with respect to an individual, any other individual who is a first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, or fourth-degree relative of the individual.(e) This section does not create a private right of action.(f)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Section 14213.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
14213.5. (a) A general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, when feasible, shall report to the law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located, no later than five business days after a patients admission but prior to discharge, when both of the following apply:(1) The hospital does not know the identity of the patient.(2) The patient is unable to identify their name and an emergency contact person due to a medical or psychiatric condition.(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, no later than five business days after receiving a hospitals report, offer to do the following:(1)Take the patients fingerprints.(1) Attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including, but not limited to, obtaining the patients fingerprints.(2) Search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database.(3) If the agency is able to identify the patient or an emergency contact person, promptly provide that information to the hospital.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the hospital shall disclose to the local law enforcement agency any information reasonably necessary to help identify the patient and an emergency contact person.(d) For purposes of this section, an emergency contact person means a family member or close personal friend of the patient. A family member means, with respect to an individual, any other individual who is a first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, or fourth-degree relative of the individual.(e) This section does not create a private right of action.(f)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
14213.5. (a) A general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, when feasible, shall report to the law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located, no later than five business days after a patients admission but prior to discharge, when both of the following apply:(1) The hospital does not know the identity of the patient.(2) The patient is unable to identify their name and an emergency contact person due to a medical or psychiatric condition.(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, no later than five business days after receiving a hospitals report, offer to do the following:(1)Take the patients fingerprints.(1) Attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including, but not limited to, obtaining the patients fingerprints.(2) Search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database.(3) If the agency is able to identify the patient or an emergency contact person, promptly provide that information to the hospital.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the hospital shall disclose to the local law enforcement agency any information reasonably necessary to help identify the patient and an emergency contact person.(d) For purposes of this section, an emergency contact person means a family member or close personal friend of the patient. A family member means, with respect to an individual, any other individual who is a first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, or fourth-degree relative of the individual.(e) This section does not create a private right of action.(f)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
14213.5. (a) A general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, when feasible, shall report to the law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located, no later than five business days after a patients admission but prior to discharge, when both of the following apply:(1) The hospital does not know the identity of the patient.(2) The patient is unable to identify their name and an emergency contact person due to a medical or psychiatric condition.(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, no later than five business days after receiving a hospitals report, offer to do the following:(1)Take the patients fingerprints.(1) Attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including, but not limited to, obtaining the patients fingerprints.(2) Search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database.(3) If the agency is able to identify the patient or an emergency contact person, promptly provide that information to the hospital.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the hospital shall disclose to the local law enforcement agency any information reasonably necessary to help identify the patient and an emergency contact person.(d) For purposes of this section, an emergency contact person means a family member or close personal friend of the patient. A family member means, with respect to an individual, any other individual who is a first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, or fourth-degree relative of the individual.(e) This section does not create a private right of action.(f)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
14213.5. (a) A general acute care hospital and an acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, when feasible, shall report to the law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located, no later than five business days after a patients admission but prior to discharge, when both of the following apply:
(1) The hospital does not know the identity of the patient.
(2) The patient is unable to identify their name and an emergency contact person due to a medical or psychiatric condition.
(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, no later than five business days after receiving a hospitals report, offer to do the following:
(1)Take the patients fingerprints.
(1) Attempt to identify the patient using available law enforcement resources, including, but not limited to, obtaining the patients fingerprints.
(2) Search the National Crime Information Center database, the National Institute of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database, and, if the patient appears to be fewer than 21 years of age, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database.
(3) If the agency is able to identify the patient or an emergency contact person, promptly provide that information to the hospital.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the hospital shall disclose to the local law enforcement agency any information reasonably necessary to help identify the patient and an emergency contact person.
(d) For purposes of this section, an emergency contact person means a family member or close personal friend of the patient. A family member means, with respect to an individual, any other individual who is a first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, or fourth-degree relative of the individual.
(e) This section does not create a private right of action.
(f)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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