CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2036Introduced by Assembly Member Joe PattersonFebruary 01, 2024 An act relating to sexually violent predators. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2036, as introduced, Joe Patterson. Sexually violent predators.Existing law provides for the civil commitment of a person who is determined to be a sexually violent predator. Existing law establishes a procedure by which a person committed as a sexually violent predator may petition for conditional release and requires the court, if it makes a specified determination, to place the person on conditional release. Existing law generally requires that a person released on conditional release pursuant to these provisions be placed in the persons county of domicile prior to their incarceration unless extraordinary circumstances exist requiring placement outside the county, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location.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 that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2036Introduced by Assembly Member Joe PattersonFebruary 01, 2024 An act relating to sexually violent predators. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2036, as introduced, Joe Patterson. Sexually violent predators.Existing law provides for the civil commitment of a person who is determined to be a sexually violent predator. Existing law establishes a procedure by which a person committed as a sexually violent predator may petition for conditional release and requires the court, if it makes a specified determination, to place the person on conditional release. Existing law generally requires that a person released on conditional release pursuant to these provisions be placed in the persons county of domicile prior to their incarceration unless extraordinary circumstances exist requiring placement outside the county, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2036 Introduced by Assembly Member Joe PattersonFebruary 01, 2024 Introduced by Assembly Member Joe Patterson February 01, 2024 An act relating to sexually violent predators. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2036, as introduced, Joe Patterson. Sexually violent predators. Existing law provides for the civil commitment of a person who is determined to be a sexually violent predator. Existing law establishes a procedure by which a person committed as a sexually violent predator may petition for conditional release and requires the court, if it makes a specified determination, to place the person on conditional release. Existing law generally requires that a person released on conditional release pursuant to these provisions be placed in the persons county of domicile prior to their incarceration unless extraordinary circumstances exist requiring placement outside the county, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location. Existing law provides for the civil commitment of a person who is determined to be a sexually violent predator. Existing law establishes a procedure by which a person committed as a sexually violent predator may petition for conditional release and requires the court, if it makes a specified determination, to place the person on conditional release. Existing law generally requires that a person released on conditional release pursuant to these provisions be placed in the persons county of domicile prior to their incarceration unless extraordinary circumstances exist requiring placement outside the county, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location. ## 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 that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location. 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 that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the victims of a person who has been committed as a sexually violent predator of that persons release date and placement location. ### SECTION 1.