BILL NUMBER: AB 672	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to amend Section 3007.05 of the Penal Code, relating to
inmates.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 672, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Inmates: wrongful
convictions: assistance upon release.
   Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation and the Department of Motor Vehicles to ensure that
all eligible inmates released from the state prison have valid
identification cards. Existing law establishes certain criteria to be
met in order for an inmate to be considered "eligible" for these
purposes.
   This bill would provide that those criteria are not applicable to
a person who was wrongfully convicted and released from prison. The
bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
to assist a person who was wrongfully convicted with obtaining an
identification card upon release from prison. The bill would also
require the department to provide transitional services to that
person, to include housing assistance, job training, and mental
health services, as applicable. The extent of the services would be
determined by the department and would be provided for a period of
not less than 6 months and not more than 2 years from the date of
release.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 3007.05 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   3007.05.  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and
the Department of Motor Vehicles shall ensure that all eligible
inmates released from state prisons have valid identification cards,
issued pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 13000) of
Chapter 1 of Division 6 of the Vehicle Code.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "eligible inmate" means an
inmate who meets all of the following requirements:
   (1) The inmate has previously held a California driver's license
or identification card.
   (2) The inmate has a usable photo on file with the Department of
Motor Vehicles that is not more than 10 years old.
   (3) The inmate has no outstanding fees due for a prior California
identification card.
   (4) The inmate has provided, and the Department of Motor Vehicles
has verified, all of the following information:
   (A) The inmate's true full name.
   (B) The inmate's date of birth.
   (C) The inmate's social security number.
   (D) The inmate's legal presence in the United States. 
   (c) A person released from state prison who was wrongfully
convicted shall not be subject to subdivision (b). The department
shall assist a person who was wrongfully convicted with obtaining an
identification card upon release from prison. The department shall
also provide transitional services to that person, to include housing
assistance, job training, and mental health services, as applicable.
The extent of the services shall be determined by the department and
shall be provided for a period of not less than six months and not
more than two years from the date of release.