| 1 | 1 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 820Introduced by Assembly Member PellerinFebruary 19, 2025 An act to add Section 50206 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to homelessness.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 820, as introduced, Pellerin. Homelessness: transport.Existing law establishes various programs to assist homeless individuals, including the Homeless Emergency Aid Program, the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, and the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program.This bill would prohibit an employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, from transporting and dropping off, or arranging for or funding the transport and drop off, of a homeless individual within a jurisdiction unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual, as defined and specified. This bill would make a local government or law enforcement agency liable for a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation of these provisions.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 50206 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50206. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) Emergency shelter means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless individuals that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless individual.(2) Homeless individual means any of the following:(A) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.(B) An individual with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground.(C) An individual living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including hotels or motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, or transitional housing.(3) Law enforcement agency means a police department, sheriffs department, district attorney, or county probation department.(4) Local government means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other subdivision of the state.(5) Permanent supportive housing means housing for homeless individuals, with no limit on length of stay, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving the persons health status, and maximizing the persons ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.(6) Shelter means an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing.(7) Transitional housing means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless individuals.(b) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(c) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not arrange for or fund the transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(d) A local government or law enforcement agency shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation of this section. (e) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities. |
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| 3 | 3 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 820Introduced by Assembly Member PellerinFebruary 19, 2025 An act to add Section 50206 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to homelessness.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 820, as introduced, Pellerin. Homelessness: transport.Existing law establishes various programs to assist homeless individuals, including the Homeless Emergency Aid Program, the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, and the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program.This bill would prohibit an employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, from transporting and dropping off, or arranging for or funding the transport and drop off, of a homeless individual within a jurisdiction unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual, as defined and specified. This bill would make a local government or law enforcement agency liable for a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation of these provisions.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO |
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| 9 | 9 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION |
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| 13 | 13 | | No. 820 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Introduced by Assembly Member PellerinFebruary 19, 2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin |
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| 18 | 18 | | February 19, 2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | An act to add Section 50206 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to homelessness. |
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| 22 | 22 | | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 24 | 24 | | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 26 | 26 | | AB 820, as introduced, Pellerin. Homelessness: transport. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Existing law establishes various programs to assist homeless individuals, including the Homeless Emergency Aid Program, the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, and the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program.This bill would prohibit an employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, from transporting and dropping off, or arranging for or funding the transport and drop off, of a homeless individual within a jurisdiction unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual, as defined and specified. This bill would make a local government or law enforcement agency liable for a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation of these provisions.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Existing law establishes various programs to assist homeless individuals, including the Homeless Emergency Aid Program, the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, and the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program. |
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| 32 | 32 | | This bill would prohibit an employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, from transporting and dropping off, or arranging for or funding the transport and drop off, of a homeless individual within a jurisdiction unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual, as defined and specified. This bill would make a local government or law enforcement agency liable for a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation of these provisions. |
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| 34 | 34 | | The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. |
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| 36 | 36 | | ## Digest Key |
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| 38 | 38 | | ## Bill Text |
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| 40 | 40 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 50206 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50206. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) Emergency shelter means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless individuals that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless individual.(2) Homeless individual means any of the following:(A) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.(B) An individual with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground.(C) An individual living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including hotels or motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, or transitional housing.(3) Law enforcement agency means a police department, sheriffs department, district attorney, or county probation department.(4) Local government means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other subdivision of the state.(5) Permanent supportive housing means housing for homeless individuals, with no limit on length of stay, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving the persons health status, and maximizing the persons ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.(6) Shelter means an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing.(7) Transitional housing means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless individuals.(b) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(c) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not arrange for or fund the transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(d) A local government or law enforcement agency shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation of this section. (e) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities. |
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| 42 | 42 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 44 | 44 | | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 1. Section 50206 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50206. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) Emergency shelter means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless individuals that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless individual.(2) Homeless individual means any of the following:(A) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.(B) An individual with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground.(C) An individual living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including hotels or motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, or transitional housing.(3) Law enforcement agency means a police department, sheriffs department, district attorney, or county probation department.(4) Local government means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other subdivision of the state.(5) Permanent supportive housing means housing for homeless individuals, with no limit on length of stay, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving the persons health status, and maximizing the persons ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.(6) Shelter means an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing.(7) Transitional housing means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless individuals.(b) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(c) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not arrange for or fund the transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(d) A local government or law enforcement agency shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation of this section. (e) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities. |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 1. Section 50206 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: |
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| 52 | 52 | | 50206. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) Emergency shelter means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless individuals that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless individual.(2) Homeless individual means any of the following:(A) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.(B) An individual with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground.(C) An individual living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including hotels or motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, or transitional housing.(3) Law enforcement agency means a police department, sheriffs department, district attorney, or county probation department.(4) Local government means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other subdivision of the state.(5) Permanent supportive housing means housing for homeless individuals, with no limit on length of stay, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving the persons health status, and maximizing the persons ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.(6) Shelter means an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing.(7) Transitional housing means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless individuals.(b) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(c) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not arrange for or fund the transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(d) A local government or law enforcement agency shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation of this section. (e) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 50206. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) Emergency shelter means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless individuals that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless individual.(2) Homeless individual means any of the following:(A) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.(B) An individual with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground.(C) An individual living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including hotels or motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, or transitional housing.(3) Law enforcement agency means a police department, sheriffs department, district attorney, or county probation department.(4) Local government means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other subdivision of the state.(5) Permanent supportive housing means housing for homeless individuals, with no limit on length of stay, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving the persons health status, and maximizing the persons ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.(6) Shelter means an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing.(7) Transitional housing means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless individuals.(b) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(c) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not arrange for or fund the transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(d) A local government or law enforcement agency shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation of this section. (e) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 50206. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) Emergency shelter means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless individuals that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless individual.(2) Homeless individual means any of the following:(A) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.(B) An individual with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground.(C) An individual living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including hotels or motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, or transitional housing.(3) Law enforcement agency means a police department, sheriffs department, district attorney, or county probation department.(4) Local government means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other subdivision of the state.(5) Permanent supportive housing means housing for homeless individuals, with no limit on length of stay, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving the persons health status, and maximizing the persons ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.(6) Shelter means an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing.(7) Transitional housing means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless individuals.(b) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(c) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not arrange for or fund the transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing.(d) A local government or law enforcement agency shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation of this section. (e) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 50206. (a) For purposes of this section: |
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| 62 | 62 | | (1) Emergency shelter means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless individuals that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless individual. |
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| 64 | 64 | | (2) Homeless individual means any of the following: |
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| 66 | 66 | | (A) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. |
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| 68 | 68 | | (B) An individual with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground. |
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| 70 | 70 | | (C) An individual living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including hotels or motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, or transitional housing. |
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| 72 | 72 | | (3) Law enforcement agency means a police department, sheriffs department, district attorney, or county probation department. |
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| 74 | 74 | | (4) Local government means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other subdivision of the state. |
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| 76 | 76 | | (5) Permanent supportive housing means housing for homeless individuals, with no limit on length of stay, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving the persons health status, and maximizing the persons ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. |
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| 78 | 78 | | (6) Shelter means an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing. |
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| 80 | 80 | | (7) Transitional housing means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless individuals. |
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| 82 | 82 | | (b) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the employee first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing. |
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| 84 | 84 | | (c) An employee of a local government or law enforcement agency, when acting in their official capacity, shall not arrange for or fund the transport and drop off a homeless individual on public property, or private property that is accessible to the public, within a different jurisdiction for the purpose of relocating the homeless individual on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the first coordinates shelter or long-term housing for the homeless individual with the individual or entity that will provide that shelter or long-term housing. |
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| 86 | 86 | | (d) A local government or law enforcement agency shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation of this section. |
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| 88 | 88 | | (e) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities. |
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