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          Date of Hearing:   July 1, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                  SB 583 (Hollingsworth) - As Amended:  May 5, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              Public Safety  
          Vote:        7-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to record the  
          type of residence at which sex offenders reside and provide the  
          information to the Department of Social Services or other state  
          agencies for law enforcement purposes related to investigative  
          responsibilities regarding sex offenders. Specifically, this  
          bill:

          1)Requires the residence identifier to consist of a description  
            of the nature of the dwelling, specifically whether it is a  
            single-family residence, apartment/condominium, motel/hotel,  
            or a licensed facility. 

          2)Requires each address to be stored by DOJ in the same database  
            as the registration data recorded pursuant to Penal Code  
            Section 290.015. 

          3)Specifies this section becomes operative January 1, 2012. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor absorbable costs to DOJ. Delaying the operational date of  
          this measure to January 2012, allows DOJ to incorporate this  
          provision into its new database system scheduled for  
          implementation in 2010.  

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale.  The intent of this bill is to ensure sex offenders  
            are not residing in licensed facilities that may also serve  
            children by requiring DOJ to assign and maintain a unique  








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            identifier to each registered sex offender address, indicating  
            the type of residence, and by requiring DOJ to authorize  
            disclosure between agencies on an as-needed law enforcement  
            basis. 

           2)Current law  requires specified sex offenders to register with  
            local law enforcement. Sex offender registration consists of:   
            a) a written statement providing information required by DOJ  
            and providing the name and address of employment and employer;  
            b) fingerprints and a current photograph taken by the  
            registering official; c) the license plate number of any  
            vehicle owned or driven by the registrant; d) notice that the  
            registrant may have to register in another state upon  
            relocation; and, e) proof of residence.  
           
           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081