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| 1 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2036Introduced by Assembly Member Joe PattersonFebruary 01, 2024An act to amend Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sexually violent predators. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2036, as amended, 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. Existing law requires the department to convene a committee consisting of the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, to provide assistance and consultation to the department in locating and securing housing.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.This bill would require that a meeting of the above-described committee be conducted with each individual present and occur in the county of domicile. The bill would prohibit an individual from attending remotely. By adding a higher level of service to be provided by local authorities, the bill would create 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: NOYES Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely.(3) The court may order a status conference to evaluate the departments progress in locating and securing housing and in obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information from the participants listed in paragraph (1). The court may sanction any of the participants listed in paragraph (1) for failure to appear at the status conference unless the participant shows good cause for their failure to appear.(4) This subdivision does not require the participants listed in paragraph (1) to perform a housing site assessment.(e) In recommending a specific placement for community outpatient treatment, the department or its designee shall consider all of the following:(1) The concerns and proximity of the victim or the victims next of kin.(2) The age and profile of the victim or victims in the sexually violent offenses committed by the person subject to placement. For purposes of this subdivision, the profile of a victim includes, but is not limited to, gender, physical appearance, economic background, profession, and other social or personal characteristics.(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a person released under this section shall not be placed within one-quarter mile of any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, if either of the following conditions exist:(1) The person has previously been convicted of a violation of Section 288.5 of, or subdivision (a) or (b), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 288 of, the Penal Code.(2) The court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children.(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the committed person is ordered to be conditionally released in a county other than the county of commitment due to an extraordinary circumstances pursuant to Section 6608.6, the court shall order that jurisdiction of the person and all records related to the case be transferred to the court of the county of placement. Upon transfer of jurisdiction to the county of placement, the designated attorney of the county of placement shall represent the state in all further proceedings.(2) The designated attorney of the county of commitment shall serve written notice upon the designated attorney for the county of placement within 15 court days of an order to place a committed person in the county of placement. The designated attorney of the county of placement may file an affidavit with the court in the county of commitment objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction within 15 court days after receiving the notice. If the affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is timely filed, the court shall not transfer jurisdiction. If an affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is not timely filed, paragraph (1) shall apply.(3) For the purpose of this section, county of placement means the county where the court orders the committed person to be placed for conditional release.(4) For the purpose of this section, designated attorney of the county of placement means the attorney designated in subdivision (l) of Section 6601 in the county of placement.(5) This section shall not be construed to negate or in any way affect the decision of the court of the county of commitment to conditionally release the committed person in the county of placement.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.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. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2036Introduced by Assembly Member Joe PattersonFebruary 01, 2024An act to amend Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sexually violent predators. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2036, as amended, 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. Existing law requires the department to convene a committee consisting of the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, to provide assistance and consultation to the department in locating and securing housing.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.This bill would require that a meeting of the above-described committee be conducted with each individual present and occur in the county of domicile. The bill would prohibit an individual from attending remotely. By adding a higher level of service to be provided by local authorities, the bill would create 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: NOYES Local Program: NOYES | |
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| 18 | 17 | Introduced by Assembly Member Joe Patterson | |
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| 21 | 20 | An act to amend Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sexually violent predators. | |
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| 27 | 26 | AB 2036, as amended, Joe Patterson. Sexually violent predators. | |
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| 29 | - | 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. Existing law requires the department to convene a committee consisting of the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, to provide assistance and consultation to the department in locating and securing housing.This bill would require that a meeting of the above-described committee be conducted with each individual present and occur in the county of domicile. | |
| 28 | + | 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. Existing law requires the department to convene a committee consisting of the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, to provide assistance and consultation to the department in locating and securing housing.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.This bill would require that a meeting of the above-described committee be conducted with each individual present and occur in the county of domicile. The bill would prohibit an individual from attending remotely. By adding a higher level of service to be provided by local authorities, the bill would create 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. | |
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| 31 | 30 | 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. Existing law requires the department to convene a committee consisting of the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, to provide assistance and consultation to the department in locating and securing housing. | |
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| 33 | - | This bill would require that a meeting of the above-described committee be conducted with each individual present and occur in the county of domicile. only in the county of domicile with a representative of the department personally present. The bill would prohibit an individual the department from attending remotely. By adding a higher level of service to be provided by local authorities, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. | |
| 32 | + | 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. | |
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| 36 | + | This bill would require that a meeting of the above-described committee be conducted with each individual present and occur in the county of domicile. The bill would prohibit an individual from attending remotely. By adding a higher level of service to be provided by local authorities, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. | |
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| 35 | 38 | 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. | |
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| 39 | 40 | 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. | |
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| 47 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely. | |
| 46 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely.(3) The court may order a status conference to evaluate the departments progress in locating and securing housing and in obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information from the participants listed in paragraph (1). The court may sanction any of the participants listed in paragraph (1) for failure to appear at the status conference unless the participant shows good cause for their failure to appear.(4) This subdivision does not require the participants listed in paragraph (1) to perform a housing site assessment.(e) In recommending a specific placement for community outpatient treatment, the department or its designee shall consider all of the following:(1) The concerns and proximity of the victim or the victims next of kin.(2) The age and profile of the victim or victims in the sexually violent offenses committed by the person subject to placement. For purposes of this subdivision, the profile of a victim includes, but is not limited to, gender, physical appearance, economic background, profession, and other social or personal characteristics.(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a person released under this section shall not be placed within one-quarter mile of any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, if either of the following conditions exist:(1) The person has previously been convicted of a violation of Section 288.5 of, or subdivision (a) or (b), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 288 of, the Penal Code.(2) The court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children.(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the committed person is ordered to be conditionally released in a county other than the county of commitment due to an extraordinary circumstances pursuant to Section 6608.6, the court shall order that jurisdiction of the person and all records related to the case be transferred to the court of the county of placement. Upon transfer of jurisdiction to the county of placement, the designated attorney of the county of placement shall represent the state in all further proceedings.(2) The designated attorney of the county of commitment shall serve written notice upon the designated attorney for the county of placement within 15 court days of an order to place a committed person in the county of placement. The designated attorney of the county of placement may file an affidavit with the court in the county of commitment objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction within 15 court days after receiving the notice. If the affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is timely filed, the court shall not transfer jurisdiction. If an affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is not timely filed, paragraph (1) shall apply.(3) For the purpose of this section, county of placement means the county where the court orders the committed person to be placed for conditional release.(4) For the purpose of this section, designated attorney of the county of placement means the attorney designated in subdivision (l) of Section 6601 in the county of placement.(5) This section shall not be construed to negate or in any way affect the decision of the court of the county of commitment to conditionally release the committed person in the county of placement.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.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. | |
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| 49 | 48 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 51 | 50 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 53 | - | SECTION 1. Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely. | |
| 52 | + | SECTION 1. Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely.(3) The court may order a status conference to evaluate the departments progress in locating and securing housing and in obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information from the participants listed in paragraph (1). The court may sanction any of the participants listed in paragraph (1) for failure to appear at the status conference unless the participant shows good cause for their failure to appear.(4) This subdivision does not require the participants listed in paragraph (1) to perform a housing site assessment.(e) In recommending a specific placement for community outpatient treatment, the department or its designee shall consider all of the following:(1) The concerns and proximity of the victim or the victims next of kin.(2) The age and profile of the victim or victims in the sexually violent offenses committed by the person subject to placement. For purposes of this subdivision, the profile of a victim includes, but is not limited to, gender, physical appearance, economic background, profession, and other social or personal characteristics.(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a person released under this section shall not be placed within one-quarter mile of any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, if either of the following conditions exist:(1) The person has previously been convicted of a violation of Section 288.5 of, or subdivision (a) or (b), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 288 of, the Penal Code.(2) The court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children.(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the committed person is ordered to be conditionally released in a county other than the county of commitment due to an extraordinary circumstances pursuant to Section 6608.6, the court shall order that jurisdiction of the person and all records related to the case be transferred to the court of the county of placement. Upon transfer of jurisdiction to the county of placement, the designated attorney of the county of placement shall represent the state in all further proceedings.(2) The designated attorney of the county of commitment shall serve written notice upon the designated attorney for the county of placement within 15 court days of an order to place a committed person in the county of placement. The designated attorney of the county of placement may file an affidavit with the court in the county of commitment objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction within 15 court days after receiving the notice. If the affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is timely filed, the court shall not transfer jurisdiction. If an affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is not timely filed, paragraph (1) shall apply.(3) For the purpose of this section, county of placement means the county where the court orders the committed person to be placed for conditional release.(4) For the purpose of this section, designated attorney of the county of placement means the attorney designated in subdivision (l) of Section 6601 in the county of placement.(5) This section shall not be construed to negate or in any way affect the decision of the court of the county of commitment to conditionally release the committed person in the county of placement. | |
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| 55 | 54 | SECTION 1. Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: | |
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| 57 | 56 | ### SECTION 1. | |
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| 59 | - | 6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting | |
| 58 | + | 6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely.(3) The court may order a status conference to evaluate the departments progress in locating and securing housing and in obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information from the participants listed in paragraph (1). The court may sanction any of the participants listed in paragraph (1) for failure to appear at the status conference unless the participant shows good cause for their failure to appear.(4) This subdivision does not require the participants listed in paragraph (1) to perform a housing site assessment.(e) In recommending a specific placement for community outpatient treatment, the department or its designee shall consider all of the following:(1) The concerns and proximity of the victim or the victims next of kin.(2) The age and profile of the victim or victims in the sexually violent offenses committed by the person subject to placement. For purposes of this subdivision, the profile of a victim includes, but is not limited to, gender, physical appearance, economic background, profession, and other social or personal characteristics.(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a person released under this section shall not be placed within one-quarter mile of any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, if either of the following conditions exist:(1) The person has previously been convicted of a violation of Section 288.5 of, or subdivision (a) or (b), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 288 of, the Penal Code.(2) The court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children.(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the committed person is ordered to be conditionally released in a county other than the county of commitment due to an extraordinary circumstances pursuant to Section 6608.6, the court shall order that jurisdiction of the person and all records related to the case be transferred to the court of the county of placement. Upon transfer of jurisdiction to the county of placement, the designated attorney of the county of placement shall represent the state in all further proceedings.(2) The designated attorney of the county of commitment shall serve written notice upon the designated attorney for the county of placement within 15 court days of an order to place a committed person in the county of placement. The designated attorney of the county of placement may file an affidavit with the court in the county of commitment objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction within 15 court days after receiving the notice. If the affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is timely filed, the court shall not transfer jurisdiction. If an affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is not timely filed, paragraph (1) shall apply.(3) For the purpose of this section, county of placement means the county where the court orders the committed person to be placed for conditional release.(4) For the purpose of this section, designated attorney of the county of placement means the attorney designated in subdivision (l) of Section 6601 in the county of placement.(5) This section shall not be construed to negate or in any way affect the decision of the court of the county of commitment to conditionally release the committed person in the county of placement. | |
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| 61 | - | 6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting | |
| 60 | + | 6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely.(3) The court may order a status conference to evaluate the departments progress in locating and securing housing and in obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information from the participants listed in paragraph (1). The court may sanction any of the participants listed in paragraph (1) for failure to appear at the status conference unless the participant shows good cause for their failure to appear.(4) This subdivision does not require the participants listed in paragraph (1) to perform a housing site assessment.(e) In recommending a specific placement for community outpatient treatment, the department or its designee shall consider all of the following:(1) The concerns and proximity of the victim or the victims next of kin.(2) The age and profile of the victim or victims in the sexually violent offenses committed by the person subject to placement. For purposes of this subdivision, the profile of a victim includes, but is not limited to, gender, physical appearance, economic background, profession, and other social or personal characteristics.(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a person released under this section shall not be placed within one-quarter mile of any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, if either of the following conditions exist:(1) The person has previously been convicted of a violation of Section 288.5 of, or subdivision (a) or (b), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 288 of, the Penal Code.(2) The court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children.(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the committed person is ordered to be conditionally released in a county other than the county of commitment due to an extraordinary circumstances pursuant to Section 6608.6, the court shall order that jurisdiction of the person and all records related to the case be transferred to the court of the county of placement. Upon transfer of jurisdiction to the county of placement, the designated attorney of the county of placement shall represent the state in all further proceedings.(2) The designated attorney of the county of commitment shall serve written notice upon the designated attorney for the county of placement within 15 court days of an order to place a committed person in the county of placement. The designated attorney of the county of placement may file an affidavit with the court in the county of commitment objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction within 15 court days after receiving the notice. If the affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is timely filed, the court shall not transfer jurisdiction. If an affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is not timely filed, paragraph (1) shall apply.(3) For the purpose of this section, county of placement means the county where the court orders the committed person to be placed for conditional release.(4) For the purpose of this section, designated attorney of the county of placement means the attorney designated in subdivision (l) of Section 6601 in the county of placement.(5) This section shall not be construed to negate or in any way affect the decision of the court of the county of commitment to conditionally release the committed person in the county of placement. | |
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| 63 | - | 6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting | |
| 62 | + | 6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6.(2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1.(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole.(2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail.(c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release.(2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely.(3) The court may order a status conference to evaluate the departments progress in locating and securing housing and in obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information from the participants listed in paragraph (1). The court may sanction any of the participants listed in paragraph (1) for failure to appear at the status conference unless the participant shows good cause for their failure to appear.(4) This subdivision does not require the participants listed in paragraph (1) to perform a housing site assessment.(e) In recommending a specific placement for community outpatient treatment, the department or its designee shall consider all of the following:(1) The concerns and proximity of the victim or the victims next of kin.(2) The age and profile of the victim or victims in the sexually violent offenses committed by the person subject to placement. For purposes of this subdivision, the profile of a victim includes, but is not limited to, gender, physical appearance, economic background, profession, and other social or personal characteristics.(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a person released under this section shall not be placed within one-quarter mile of any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, if either of the following conditions exist:(1) The person has previously been convicted of a violation of Section 288.5 of, or subdivision (a) or (b), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 288 of, the Penal Code.(2) The court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children.(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the committed person is ordered to be conditionally released in a county other than the county of commitment due to an extraordinary circumstances pursuant to Section 6608.6, the court shall order that jurisdiction of the person and all records related to the case be transferred to the court of the county of placement. Upon transfer of jurisdiction to the county of placement, the designated attorney of the county of placement shall represent the state in all further proceedings.(2) The designated attorney of the county of commitment shall serve written notice upon the designated attorney for the county of placement within 15 court days of an order to place a committed person in the county of placement. The designated attorney of the county of placement may file an affidavit with the court in the county of commitment objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction within 15 court days after receiving the notice. If the affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is timely filed, the court shall not transfer jurisdiction. If an affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is not timely filed, paragraph (1) shall apply.(3) For the purpose of this section, county of placement means the county where the court orders the committed person to be placed for conditional release.(4) For the purpose of this section, designated attorney of the county of placement means the attorney designated in subdivision (l) of Section 6601 in the county of placement.(5) This section shall not be construed to negate or in any way affect the decision of the court of the county of commitment to conditionally release the committed person in the county of placement. | |
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| 67 | 66 | 6608.5. (a) After a judicial determination that a person would not be a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is not likely that the person will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior due to the persons diagnosed mental disorder while under supervision and treatment in the community, a person who is conditionally released pursuant to this article shall be placed in the county of domicile of the person prior to the persons incarceration, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: | |
| 68 | 67 | ||
| 69 | 68 | (1) The court finds that extraordinary circumstances require placement outside the county of domicile as set forth in Section 6608.6. | |
| 70 | 69 | ||
| 71 | 70 | (2) The designated county of placement was given prior notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed placement of the committed person in the county, according to procedures set forth in Section 6609.1. | |
| 72 | 71 | ||
| 73 | 72 | (b) (1) For the purposes of this section, county of domicile means the county where the person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal residence and to which the person has manifested the intention of returning whenever the person is absent. For the purposes of determining the county of domicile, the court shall consider information found on a California drivers license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that persons name and address, or information contained in an arrest record, probation officers report, trial transcript, or other court document. If no information can be identified or verified, the county of domicile of the individual shall be considered to be the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which the person was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which the person was last returned from parole. | |
| 74 | 73 | ||
| 75 | 74 | (2) In a case where the person committed a crime while being held for treatment in a state hospital, or while being confined in a state prison or local jail facility, the county wherein that facility was located shall not be considered the county of domicile unless the person resided in that county prior to being housed in the hospital, prison, or jail. | |
| 76 | 75 | ||
| 77 | 76 | (c) For the purposes of this section, extraordinary circumstances means circumstances that would inordinately limit the departments ability to effect conditional release of the person in the county of domicile in accordance with Section 6608 or any other provision of this article, and the procedures described in Sections 1605 to 1610, inclusive, of the Penal Code. | |
| 78 | 77 | ||
| 79 | 78 | (d) (1) The counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide assistance and consultation in the departments process of locating and securing housing within the county for persons committed as sexually violent predators who are about to be conditionally released under Section 6608. Upon notification by the department of a persons potential or expected conditional release under Section 6608, the counsel for the committed individual, the sheriff or the chief of police of the locality for placement, and the county counsel and the district attorney of the county of domicile, or their designees, shall provide appropriate contact information for their respective office to the department, at least 60 days before the date of the potential or expected release. | |
| 80 | 79 | ||
| 81 | - | (2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely. | |
| 80 | + | (2) The department shall convene a committee with the participants listed in paragraph (1) for the purpose of obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information in order to secure suitable housing for the person to be conditionally released. A meeting of this committee shall be conducted with each individual personally present and shall occur in the county of domicile. An individual may not attend a meeting remotely. | |
| 82 | 81 | ||
| 83 | 82 | (3) The court may order a status conference to evaluate the departments progress in locating and securing housing and in obtaining relevant assistance and consultation information from the participants listed in paragraph (1). The court may sanction any of the participants listed in paragraph (1) for failure to appear at the status conference unless the participant shows good cause for their failure to appear. | |
| 84 | 83 | ||
| 85 | 84 | (4) This subdivision does not require the participants listed in paragraph (1) to perform a housing site assessment. | |
| 86 | 85 | ||
| 87 | 86 | (e) In recommending a specific placement for community outpatient treatment, the department or its designee shall consider all of the following: | |
| 88 | 87 | ||
| 89 | 88 | (1) The concerns and proximity of the victim or the victims next of kin. | |
| 90 | 89 | ||
| 91 | 90 | (2) The age and profile of the victim or victims in the sexually violent offenses committed by the person subject to placement. For purposes of this subdivision, the profile of a victim includes, but is not limited to, gender, physical appearance, economic background, profession, and other social or personal characteristics. | |
| 92 | 91 | ||
| 93 | 92 | (f) Notwithstanding any other law, a person released under this section shall not be placed within one-quarter mile of any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, if either of the following conditions exist: | |
| 94 | 93 | ||
| 95 | 94 | (1) The person has previously been convicted of a violation of Section 288.5 of, or subdivision (a) or (b), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 288 of, the Penal Code. | |
| 96 | 95 | ||
| 97 | 96 | (2) The court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children. | |
| 98 | 97 | ||
| 99 | 98 | (g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the committed person is ordered to be conditionally released in a county other than the county of commitment due to an extraordinary circumstances pursuant to Section 6608.6, the court shall order that jurisdiction of the person and all records related to the case be transferred to the court of the county of placement. Upon transfer of jurisdiction to the county of placement, the designated attorney of the county of placement shall represent the state in all further proceedings. | |
| 100 | 99 | ||
| 101 | 100 | (2) The designated attorney of the county of commitment shall serve written notice upon the designated attorney for the county of placement within 15 court days of an order to place a committed person in the county of placement. The designated attorney of the county of placement may file an affidavit with the court in the county of commitment objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction within 15 court days after receiving the notice. If the affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is timely filed, the court shall not transfer jurisdiction. If an affidavit objecting to the transfer of jurisdiction is not timely filed, paragraph (1) shall apply. | |
| 102 | 101 | ||
| 103 | 102 | (3) For the purpose of this section, county of placement means the county where the court orders the committed person to be placed for conditional release. | |
| 104 | 103 | ||
| 105 | 104 | (4) For the purpose of this section, designated attorney of the county of placement means the attorney designated in subdivision (l) of Section 6601 in the county of placement. | |
| 106 | 105 | ||
| 107 | 106 | (5) This section shall not be construed to negate or in any way affect the decision of the court of the county of commitment to conditionally release the committed person in the county of placement. | |
| 108 | 107 | ||
| 108 | + | 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. | |
| 109 | + | ||
| 110 | + | 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. | |
| 111 | + | ||
| 112 | + | 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. | |
| 113 | + | ||
| 114 | + | ### SEC. 2. | |
| 109 | 115 | ||
| 110 | 116 | ||
| 111 | - | 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. | |
| 117 | + | ||
| 118 | + | 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. |