Bill Text: CA AB672 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Inmates: wrongful convictions: assistance upon release.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 403, Statutes of 2015. [AB672 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB672-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 672	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 1, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to amend Section 3007.05 of the Penal Code,   and to
add Section 14903 to the Vehicle Code,   relating to inmates.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 672, as amended, Jones-Sawyer. Inmates: wrongful convictions:
assistance upon release.
   Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation and the Department of Motor Vehicles to ensure that
all eligible inmates released from the state prison have valid
identification cards. Existing law establishes certain criteria to be
met in order for an inmate to be considered "eligible" for these
purposes.
   This bill would  provide that those criteria are not
applicable to a person who was wrongfully convicted and released from
prison. The bill would  require the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to assist a person who was wrongfully
convicted with  obtaining an identification card upon release
from prison. The bill would also require the department to provide
 transitional  services to that person, to include
  services, including  housing assistance, job
training, and mental health services, as applicable. The extent of
the services would be determined by the department and would be
provided for a period of not less than 6 months and not more than
 2 years   one year  from the date of
release. 
   Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect
specified fees for the issuance, renewal, or replacement of a driver'
s license or identification card.  
   This bill would exempt from payment of those fees a person who was
wrongfully convicted and was released from state prison or county
jail within the previous 6 months. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 3007.05 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   3007.05.  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and
the Department of Motor Vehicles shall ensure that all eligible
inmates released from state prisons have valid identification cards,
issued pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 13000) of
Chapter 1 of Division 6 of the Vehicle Code.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "eligible inmate" means an
inmate who meets all of the following requirements:
   (1) The inmate has previously held a California driver's license
or identification card.
   (2) The inmate has a usable photo on file with the Department of
Motor Vehicles that is not more than 10 years old.
   (3) The inmate has no outstanding fees due for a prior California
identification card.
   (4) The inmate has provided, and the Department of Motor Vehicles
has verified, all of the following information:
   (A) The inmate's true full name.
   (B) The inmate's date of birth.
   (C) The inmate's social security number.
   (D) The inmate's legal presence in the United States.
   (c)  A person released from state prison who was
wrongfully convicted shall not be subject to subdivision (b).
 The department shall assist a person who was wrongfully
convicted with  obtaining an identification card upon release
from prison. The department shall also provide 
transitional  services to that person, to include 
 services, including  housing assistance, job training, and
mental health services, as applicable. The extent of the services
shall be determined by the department and shall be provided for a
period of not less than six months and not more than  two
years   one year  from the date of release.
   SEC. 2.    Section 14903 is added to the  
Vehicle Code   , to read:  
   14903.  A fee shall not be charged for an original, renewal, or
replacement driver's license or identification card issued to any
person who was wrongfully convicted and was released from state
prison or county jail within the previous six months.