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(a) The California High Technology Crimes Task Force is hereby established. The task force shall do all of the following:(1) Analyze existing statutes for adequacy in addressing identity theft, Internet crimes, and credit card fraud. If the analysis determines that those statutes are inadequate, the task force shall recommend revisions or new provisions that specifically address identity theft, Internet crimes, and credit card fraud.
(2) Collect and organize data on the nature an extent of identity theft, Internet crimes, and credit card fraud.
(3) Examine collaborative models between governmental and nongovernmental organizations for prevention and prosecution of identity theft, Internet crimes, and credit card fraud.
(4) Measure and evaluate the progress of the state in preventing and prosecuting identity theft, Internet crimes, and credit card fraud, and protecting and providing assistance to victims of those crimes.
(5) Evaluate approaches to increase public awareness of preventing identity theft, Internet crimes, and credit card fraud.
(6) Consult with governmental and nongovernmental organizations in developing recommendations to strengthen state and local efforts to prevent and prosecute identity theft, Internet crimes, and credit card fraud, and to assist victims of those crimes.
(7) Identify available federal, state, and local funding and grant opportunities to prevent and prosecute identity theft, Internet crimes, and credit card fraud, and to assist victims of those crimes.
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
(1) A designee of the California District Attorneys Association.
(2) A designee of the California State Sheriffs’ Association.
(3) A designee of the California Police Chiefs Association.
(4) A designee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(5) A designee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(6) A designee of the Attorney General.
(7) A representative of the California cellular telephone industry.
(8) A representative of the California Internet industry.
(9) A representative of the California cable industry.
(10) A representative of the California movie industry.
(11) A representative of the California banking industry.
(c) The task force shall conduct a study to accomplish the objectives of subdivision (a) and shall report the findings of the study to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before December 31, 2017.