Bill Text: CA SB706 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: County prisoners: Community Reintegration and

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-24 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [SB706 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB706-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 706	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 3470 to the Penal Code, relating to county
prisoners.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 706, as introduced, Correa. County prisoners: Community
Reintegration and Transitional Status.
   Existing law provides that certain felonies shall be punished by a
term of imprisonment in a county jail. Existing law permits the
court, when imposing the sentence, to commit the defendant to custody
in the county jail for the full term or, alternatively, to suspend
execution of a concluding portion of the term selected, during which
the defendant is required to be supervised by the county probation
officer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures
generally applicable to persons placed on probation, for the
remaining unserved portion of the sentence imposed by the court.
   This bill would require an individual released from a county jail
after serving part or all of a sentence for a felony to be placed on
Community Reintegration and Transitional Status for a period of 12
months. The bill would prohibit an individual person on this status
from being returned to county jail or subject to any revocation
process unless he or she is arrested or convicted of a new offense.
The bill would make the individual subject to search or seizure by a
peace officer at any time of the day or night, with or without a
warrant, and with or without cause. By requiring the county to
perform a new duty, this bill would impose 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 these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The period immediately following the release of an inmate from
incarceration is critical to his or her successful reintegration
into society and to positive citizenship. It is in the interest of
public safety to provide for the effective supervision and
surveillance of individuals released from county jail who were
sentenced pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (h) of Section
1170 of the Penal Code and to provide information on educational,
vocational, family, and personal counseling necessary to assist
offenders in the transition between imprisonment and reintegration
into society.
   (b) Diligent effort must be made to ensure that individuals placed
on Community Reintegration and Transitional Status are held
accountable for their criminal behaviors, including, but not limited
to, the satisfaction of restitution and fines.
  SEC. 2.  Section 3470 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   3470.  (a) An individual released from county jail after serving
part or all of a sentence for a felony pursuant to subdivision (h) of
Section 1170 shall, for a period of 12 months, be placed on
Community Reintegration and Transition Status (CRATS).
   (b) Notwithstanding any other law, an individual on CRATS shall
not be returned to county jail or be subject to any revocation
process, unless he or she is arrested or convicted of a new offense.
   (c) An individual on CRATS is subject to search or seizure by a
peace officer at any time of the day or night, with or without a
warrant, and with or without cause. The individual on CRATS shall be
notified of these conditions upon release from jail.
   (d) This section does not authorize a peace officer to conduct a
search or seizure pursuant to subdivision (c) for the sole purpose of
harassing an individual on CRATS.
  SEC. 3.  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.