AB 1120, as introduced, Hagman. Department of Justice: felony reporting: release on own recognizance.
Existing law authorizes the release of a defendant on his or her own recognizance in specified circumstances. Existing law also requires the Department of Justice to file for record and report all descriptions, information, photographs, and measurements of all persons convicted of a felony.
This bill would require the Department of Justice to collect data on the number of individuals who are charged with a felony and released pursuant on their own recognizance without posting bail, including the felony with which the person is charged. The bill would require the department to post this information, in aggregate, on its Internet Web site.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 11101.5 is added to the Penal Code, to
2read:
(a) The Department of Justice shall collect data on
4the number of individuals who are charged with a felony and
P2 1released pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 1318)
2of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of Part 2 without posting bail, including
3the felony with which the person is charged.
4(b) Information shall be acquired and compiled in a manner to
5be determined by the department and shall be published on the
6department’s Internet Web site in aggregate form. All personally
7identifiable information shall be removed.
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