Amended in Assembly June 5, 2013

Amended in Senate April 1, 2013

Senate BillNo. 771


Introduced by Senator Galgiani

February 22, 2013


An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 2690 of the Penal Code, relating to inmates, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 771, as amended, Galgiani. Inmates: temporary removal.

Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, removal for the purpose of attending college classes. Existing law provides that, unless the inmate is removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period longer than 3 days. Existing law also authorizes the secretary to require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary removal, other than for medical treatment.

This bill, until January 1,begin delete 2014end deletebegin insert 2015end insert, would additionally authorize the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of permitting the inmate to participate in or assist with the gathering of evidence relating to crimes, and would authorize the secretary to require, except when the removal is for medical treatment or to assist with the gathering of evidence relating to crimes, the inmate to reimburse the state for its reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the temporary removal.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Vote: 23. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 2690 of the Penal Code is amended to
2read:

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2690.  

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
4Rehabilitation may authorize the temporary removal of any inmate
5from prison or any other institution for the detention of adults
6under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and
7Rehabilitation, including removal for the purpose of attending
8college classes or permitting the inmate to participate in or assist
9with the gathering of evidence relating to crimes. The secretary
10may require that the temporary removal be under custody. Unless
11the inmate is removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not
12be for a period longer than three days. The secretary may require,
13except when the removal is for medical treatment or to assist with
14the gathering of evidence related to crimes, the inmate to reimburse
15the state, in whole or in part, for expenses incurred by the state in
16connection with the temporary removal.

17(b) This section shall be repealed on January 1,begin delete 2014end deletebegin insert 2015end insert.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 2690 is added to the Penal Code, to read:

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2690.  

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
20Rehabilitation may authorize the temporary removal of any inmate
21from prison or any other institution for the detention of adults
22under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and
23Rehabilitation, including removal for the purpose of attending
24college classes. The secretary may require that the temporary
25removal be under custody. Unless the inmate is removed for
26medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period longer
27than three days. The secretary may require the inmate to reimburse
28the state, in whole or in part, for expenses incurred by the state in
29connection with the temporary removal other than for medical
30treatment.

P3    1(b) This section shall become operative on January 1,begin delete 2014end delete
2begin insert 2015end insert.

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SEC. 3.  

This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
4immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
5the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
6immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:

7In order to enable law enforcement agencies to obtain important
8evidence regarding serious crimes, including murder and
9kidnapping, from inmates as soon as possible, it is necessary that
10this act take effect immediately.



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