BILL NUMBER: SB 1285	CHAPTERED  07/16/04

	CHAPTER  154
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 16, 2004
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 15, 2004
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 1, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 3, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 13, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Margett

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2004

   An act to amend Section 13010.5 of the Penal Code, relating to
criminal history reporting.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1285, Margett.  Juvenile court:  criminal history reporting.
   Existing law requires the juvenile court to report the complete
criminal history of any minor found to be a person adjudged to be a
ward of the court because of the commission of a felony offense.
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to retain this
information and make it available, as specified.
   Existing law also requires the department to collect data
pertaining to the juvenile justice system for statistical purposes.
   This bill would revise the latter provision to require the
department to collect data pertaining to the juvenile justice system
for criminal history and statistical purposes and make related
changes.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 13010.5 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   13010.5.  The department shall collect data pertaining to the
juvenile justice system for criminal history and statistical
purposes.  This information shall serve to assist the department in
complying with the reporting requirement of subdivisions (c) and (d)
of Section 13012, measuring the extent of juvenile delinquency,
determining the need for and effectiveness of relevant legislation,
and identifying long-term trends in juvenile delinquency.  Any data
collected pursuant to this section may include criminal history
information which may be used by the department to comply with the
requirements of Section 602.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.