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SB-1475 California Project Exile Pilot Program of 2000.(1999-2000)

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 1999–2000 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1475

Introduced  by  Senator Johnson, Kelley, Knight, Leslie, Lewis, McPherson, Monteith, Mountjoy, Poochigian, Rainey

February 10, 2000

An act to add and repeal Article 10 (commencing with Section 12850) of Title 2 of Part 4 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms, and making an appropriation therefor.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1475, as introduced, Johnson. California Project Exile Pilot Program of 2000.
Existing law proscribes firearm-related crime.
This bill would provide that, by the adoption of a resolution by the county board of supervisors, specified counties may establish and implement the California Project Exile Pilot Program of 2000 in order to fight crime in those areas having particularly high incidences of firearm-related crime. Under the program, charges would be brought in federal court using federal firearms laws in those instances where the corresponding state penalties are less severe than the federal penalties, and the collaboration of the county district attorney, the United States Attorney’s Office, and the appropriate law enforcement agency would be utilized in the arrest and prosecution of federal firearm crimes.
The bill would appropriate $19,500,000 from the General Fund to the district attorneys of the participating counties for the purposes of the California Project Exile Pilot Program of 2000, as specified.
Each participating county would be required to submit arrest and prosecution data related to Project Exile to the Attorney General, and the Attorney General would be required to prepare an annual report to be presented to the Senate regarding the impact of Project Exile in the participating counties.
The bill would provide that Project Exile would be repealed on January 1, 2004.
Vote: 2/3   Appropriation: YES   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Article 10 (commencing with Section 12850) is added to Title 2 of Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:
Article  10. California Project Exile Pilot Program of 2000

12850.
 This article shall be known as, and may be cited as, “The California Project Exile Pilot Program of 2000” or “Project Exile.”

12852.
 (a) By the adoption of a resolution by the county board of supervisors, any county specified in subdivision (b) may establish and implement the California Project Exile Pilot Program of 2000 pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(b) This article applies to the following counties:
(1) Alameda.
(2) Contra Costa.
(3) Fresno.
(4) Kern.
(5) Los Angeles.
(6) Orange.
(7) Riverside.
(8) Sacramento.
(9) San Bernardino.
(10) San Diego.

12854.
 (a) The purpose of the California Project Exile Pilot Program of 2000 is to establish a Project Exile prosecution task force in collaboration with all of the following entities:
(1) The United States Attorney’s Office within whose jurisdiction the county is situated.
(2) If applicable, the county sheriff’s office having jurisdiction over communities with particularly high incidences of firearm-related crime, as designated by the county district attorney.
(3) If applicable, the local police department’s office having jurisdiction over communities with particularly high incidences of firearm-related crime, as designated by the county district attorney.
(b) The purpose of the Project Exile prosecution task force is as follows:
(1) To utilize appropriated funds in those areas having particularly high incidences of firearm-related crime, as designated by the county district attorney.
(2) In those instances where the corresponding state penalties are less severe than the federal penalties, to charge firearm crimes in federal court using the federal firearms laws contained in Title 18 of the United States Code.
(3) To create a collaborative effort between the county district attorney, the United States Attorney’s Office, and the appropriate law enforcement agency in the arrest and prosecution of federal firearm crimes.
(4) To create community awareness programs and public relations efforts that will apprise the public that the use of firearms will bring severe penalties under Project Exile.

12856.
 (a) The sum of nineteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($19,500,000) is appropriated from the General Fund according to the following schedule:
(1) One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) each to the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, and San Diego, to be disbursed in the amount of five hundred thousand ($500,000) per year for a period of three years.
(2)Six million dollars ($6,000,000) to the County of Los Angeles, to be disbursed in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) per year for a period of three years.
(b) The appropriation shall be disbursed to the county district attorney’s office of the participating counties to be used for the purposes specified in Section 12854.

12858.
 (a) Each county participating under this article shall submit arrest and prosecution data related to Project Exile to the Attorney General, at a time and in a manner prescribed by the Attorney General.
(b) The Attorney General shall prepare an annual report to be presented to the Senate regarding the impact of Project Exile in the participating counties.

12859.
 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2004, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2004, deletes or extends that date.