BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 795
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Date of Hearing: August 19, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
SB 795
(Committee on Public Safety) - As Amended July 15, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill, the public safety omnibus bill:
1)Deletes the January 1, 2016 repeal date on the provisions of
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Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ), and would thereby
extend the operation of the provisions indefinitely.
2)Clarifies that a person who violates the rules and regulations
relating to damage to state park property, and state vehicle
recreation areas and trail system is guilty of an alternate
misdemeanor/infraction; and
3)Makes technical and corrective changes, as well as
non-controversial substantive changes, to various code
sections relating to criminal justice.
FISCAL EFFECT:
1)Annual dues of $37,000 (GF) of ICJ will continue indefinitely,
and unknown, potential future cost pressure (GF) for ongoing
ICJ compliance.
2)Unknown, probably minor savings to local law enforcement in
incarceration costs, and minor loss of fine revenue by
eliminating the minimum $10 fine.
COMMENTS:
Purpose/Background. This bill makes a number of technical,
conforming, and non-controversial code changes. The most
substantive provision repeals the sunset date on the provisions
of ICJ, and would thereby extend the operation of the provisions
indefinitely.
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Also, current law requires the Department of Parks and
Recreation (DPR) to protect the state park system, the state
vehicle recreations area and trail system from damage and to
preserve the peace therein. A person who violates the rules and
regulations of the DPR is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed 90
days, except that at the time a particular action is commenced,
the judge may consider the recommendation of the district
attorney and reduce the charged offense from a misdemeanor to an
infraction punishable by a fine not less than $10 nor more than
$1,000. SB 795 makes some technical amendments and eliminates
the $10 minimum.
Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)
319-2081