Bill Text: CA SB771 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Inmates: temporary removal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 181, Statutes of 2013. [SB771 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB771-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 771	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 2690 of the Penal Code, relating to
inmates, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 771, as introduced, Galgiani. Inmates: temporary removal.
   Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from
prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
including, but not limited to, removal for the purpose of attending
college classes. Existing law provides that, unless the inmate is
removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period
longer than 3 days. Existing law also authorizes the secretary to
require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for
expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary
removal, other than for medical treatment.
   This bill would additionally authorize the Secretary of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove
any inmate from prison or any other institution for the detention of
adults under the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of
permitting the inmate to participate in or assist with the gathering
of evidence relating to crimes, and would authorize the secretary to
require, except when the removal is for medical treatment or to
assist with the gathering of evidence relating to crimes, the inmate
to reimburse the state for its reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the temporary removal.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
   Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 2690 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   2690.   (a)    The Secretary of
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may authorize the
temporary removal of any inmate from prison or any other institution
for the detention of adults under the jurisdiction of the Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including removal for the purpose
of attending college classes  or permitting the inmate to
participate in or assist with the gathering of evidence relating to
crimes  . The secretary may require that the temporary removal
be under custody. Unless the inmate is removed for medical treatment,
the removal shall not be for a period longer than three days. The
secretary may require  , except when the removal is for medical
treatment or to assist with the gathering of evidence related to
crimes,  the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part,
for expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary
removal  other than for medical treatment  .

   (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2013.

  SEC. 2.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to enable law enforcement agencies to obtain important
evidence regarding serious crimes, including murder and kidnapping,
from inmates as soon as possible, it is necessary that this act take
effect immediately.