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SB-353 Criminal records: data sharing: research.(2019-2020)

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Date Published: 02/19/2019 09:00 PM
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 353

Introduced by Senator Skinner

February 19, 2019

An act to amend Section 13202 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal justice data.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 353, as introduced, Skinner. Criminal records: data sharing: research.
Existing law requires every person or agency dealing with crimes or criminals, upon a request by the Attorney General, to install and maintain the records needed for the correct reporting of required statistical data, and to report statistical data to the Department of Justice.
Existing law authorizes a public agency or bona fide research body immediately concerned with the prevention or control of crime, or as specified, to be provided with criminal offender record information as is required for the performance of its duties, if any material identifying individuals is not transferred, revealed, or used for purposes other than research or statistical activities and any resulting reports or publications do not identify specific individuals, and if that agency or body pays the cost of the processing of those data as determined by the Attorney General.
This bill would specify criminal court records, as defined, as part of criminal offender record information to be provided to the agency or body. The bill would add a court executive officer as a person authorized to determine the cost of processing the above-described data.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 13202 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

13202.
 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 11105 and subdivision (a) of Section 13305, every public agency or bona fide research body immediately concerned with the prevention or control of crime, the quality of criminal justice, or the custody or correction of offenders may be provided with such criminal offender record information information, including criminal court records, as is required for the performance of its duties, provided that if any material identifying individuals is not transferred, revealed, or used for purposes other than research or statistical activities and reports or publications derived therefrom do not identify specific individuals, and provided that such if the agency or body pays the cost of the processing of such those data as determined by the Attorney General. General or court executive officer.
(b) For purposes of this section, “criminal court records” means adjudicative and judicial administrative records as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c) of Rule 10.500 of the California Rules of Court.