Bill Text: CA AB1835 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Sex offenders.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 174, Statutes of 2012. [AB1835 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB1835-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1835 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT CHAPTER 174 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 17, 2012 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR AUGUST 17, 2012 PASSED THE SENATE JULY 6, 2012 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY MAY 31, 2012 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 25, 2012 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 2, 2012 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 12, 2012 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 29, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Fletcher (Coauthor: Assembly Member Beth Gaines) FEBRUARY 22, 2012 An act to amend Section 290.07 of the Penal Code, relating to sex crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1835, Fletcher. Sex offenders. Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act, requires persons convicted of specified sex offenses to register with local authorities for life while residing, located, attending school, or working in California. Willful failure to register, as required, is a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the underlying offense. Existing law authorizes access to all relevant records pertaining to a registered sex offender for, among others, a probation officer authorized and trained to administer the State Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO). This bill would additionally authorize access to relevant records pertaining to a registered sex offender to a sex offender management professional certified by the California Sex Offender Management Board, who is authorized to administer the SARATSO but who was trained pursuant to a different provision of law. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 290.07 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 290.07. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person authorized by statute to administer the State Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO) and trained pursuant to Section 290.06 or 290.09, and a person acting under authority from the SARATSO Review Committee as an expert to train, monitor, or review scoring by persons who administer the SARATSO pursuant to Section 290.05 or 1203 of this code or Section 706 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall be granted access to all relevant records pertaining to a registered sex offender, including, but not limited to, criminal histories, sex offender registration records, police reports, probation and presentencing reports, judicial records and case files, juvenile records, psychological evaluations and psychiatric hospital reports, sexually violent predator treatment program reports, and records that have been sealed by the courts or the Department of Justice. Records and information obtained under this section shall not be subject to the California Public Records Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.