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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SB 583
          Author:   Hollingsworth (R)
          Amended:  5/5/09
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE  :  7-0, 4/28/09
          AYES:  Leno, Benoit, Cedillo, Hancock, Huff, Steinberg,  
            Wright

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8


           SUBJECT  :    Registered sex offenders:  address database

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill requires the Department of Justice  
          (DOJ) to record each address at which a registered sex  
          offender resides with a unique identifier that shall  
          include the nature of the dwelling, as specified.  This  
          bill also requires DOJ to maintain those classifications  
          within the database maintained for sex offender  
          registrations and to provide that information to other  
          state agencies, including the Department of Social  
          Services, when those agencies need the information for law  
          enforcement purposes relating to investigative  
          responsibilities relative to sex offenders.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law requires DOJ to make available to  
          the public via an Internet website certain information  
          relating to certain registered sex offenders, including the  
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          address at which the person resides, as specified.

          This bill requires DOJ to record the address at which a  
          registered sex offender resides with a unique identifier  
          for the address.  The information for this identifier shall  
          be captured pursuant to Section 290.015 of the Penal Code  
          and the identifier shall consist of a description of the  
          nature of the dwelling, with the choices of a single family  
          residence, an apartment/ condominium, a motel/hotel, or a  
          licensed facility.  Each address and its association with  
          any specific registered sex offender shall be stored by DOJ  
          in the same database as the registration data recorded  
          pursuant to Section 290.015.  DOJ shall make that  
          information available to the Department of Social Services  
          or any other state agency when the agency needs the  
          information for law enforcement purposes relating to  
          investigative responsibilities relative to sex offenders.   
          This section shall become operative on January 1, 2012.

           Comments  

          The author states in part:

            "To ensure that registered adult sex offenders are not  
            residing in licensed facilities that serve children, SB  
            583 would require the Department of Justice to assign a  
            unique identifier to each registered address in its sex  
            offender database, indicating the type of residence  
            (i.e., private residence, licensed or unlicensed  
            facility).

            "It would also require the Department of Justice to  
            develop a process that would allow for the generation and  
            disclosure between agencies (such as Social Services and  
            Alcohol and Drug Programs) on sex offender residence data  
            on an as-needed basis.

            ?


            "SB 583 will provide state agencies with an effective  
            tool in the monitoring of registered sex offenders,  
            enabling them to share critical information that would  
            well serve in the protection of children and families in  







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            California.?
            
            "The Department of Justice's database contains addresses  
            of registered sex offenders, but it does not identify  
            whether the addresses are a private residence, a licensed  
            residential facility or hotel because there is no  
            requirement to report this information."

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No


          RJG:mw  5/27/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

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