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2019 CA S.B. 1108

Title - Requiring that all local law enforcement agencies adopt a policy regarding senior and disability victimization and to make the policy and all future updates and amendments available to the California Commission on Aging and the state protection and advocacy agency upon request. Requires the relevant agencies in each county, as designated by the district attorney, to develop a plan for a cooperative, multidisciplinary approach to preventing senior and disability victimization.

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Requires that all local law enforcement agencies adopt a policy regarding senior and disability victimization and to make the policy and all future updates and amendments available to the California Commission on Aging and the state protection and advo...

Requires that all local law enforcement agencies adopt a policy regarding senior and disability victimization and to make the policy and all future updates and amendments available to the California Commission on Aging and the state protection and advocacy agency upon request. Requires the relevant agencies in each county, as designated by the district attorney, to develop a plan for a cooperative, multidisciplinary approach to preventing senior and disability victimization.

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2019 CA A.B. 2543

Title - Making technical, nonsubstantive changes to provisions of the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account.

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Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to provisions of the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account.

2019 CA S.B. 1112

Title - Appropriating moneys from the General Fund to be allocated according to a schedule developed by the Department of Finance, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California State Sheriffs’ Association to police departments and sheriff’s departments that, among other things, are in jurisdictions with high homeless populations or that which to fund codeployment teams for crisis intervention.

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Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to be allocated according to a schedule developed by the Department of Finance, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California State Sheriffs' Association to police departments and sheriff's depa...

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to be allocated according to a schedule developed by the Department of Finance, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California State Sheriffs’ Association to police departments and sheriff’s departments that, among other things, are in jurisdictions with high homeless populations or that which to fund codeployment teams for crisis intervention.

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2019 CA S.B. 1123

Title - Defining the term elder and dependent adult abuse and requires that definition to be included in lawenforcement agencies’ manuals.

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Defines the term elder and dependent adult abuse and requires that definition to be included in lawenforcement agencies’ manuals.

2019 CA A.B. 2426

Title - Clarification that a certifying entity includes the police department of the University of California, a California State University campus, or a school district. Clarification that a certifying entity shall not refuse to certify on certain forms that the victim has been helpful, solely because the criminal case involved has already been prosecuted or otherwise closed, or because the time to commence criminal action has expired.

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Clarifies that a certifying entity includes the police department of the University of California, a California State University campus, or a school district. Clarifies that a certifying entity shall not refuse to certify on certain forms that the victi...

Clarifies that a certifying entity includes the police department of the University of California, a California State University campus, or a school district. Clarifies that a certifying entity shall not refuse to certify on certain forms that the victim has been helpful, solely because the criminal case involved has already been prosecuted or otherwise closed, or because the time to commence criminal action has expired.

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2019 CA S.B. 1136

Title - Requiring the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to develop best practice recruiting peace officers who are women, racial or ethnic minorities, and members of any other group currently underrepresented in law enforcement.

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Requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to develop best practice recruiting peace officers who are women, racial or ethnic minorities, and members of any other group currently underrepresented in law enforcement.

2019 CA S.B. 1091

Title - Requiring the School Law Enforcement Partnership to develop a process and framework that would require mandatory interagency cross between school districts, county offices of education, and law enforcementagencies of threats of serious school crimes, including, but not necessarily limited to, school shootings, hate crimes, vandalism, drug and alcohol use, gang membership, and gang violence, that would trigger immediate intervention.

Law Number - 2019 CA S.B. 1091

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Requires the School Law Enforcement Partnership to develop a process and framework that would require mandatory interagency cross between school districts, county offices of education, and law enforcementagencies of threats of serious school crimes, ...

Requires the School Law Enforcement Partnership to develop a process and framework that would require mandatory interagency cross between school districts, county offices of education, and law enforcementagencies of threats of serious school crimes, including, but not necessarily limited to, school shootings, hate crimes, vandalism, drug and alcohol use, gang membership, and gang violence, that would trigger immediate intervention.

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2019 CA A.B. 2375

Title - Making entering a vehicle when the doors are locked with the intent to commit the theft of any electronic device capable of holding personal and confidential information a felony. Requires the Department of Justice to establish the California Stolen Property Inventory, an online database of all serialized property, or nonserialized property that has been uniquely inscribed, that has been reported to the department by an individual or by a lawenforcement agency as stolen.

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Makes entering a vehicle when the doors are locked with the intent to commit the theft of any electronic device capable of holding personal and confidential information a felony. Requires the Department of Justice to establish the California Stolen Proper...

Makes entering a vehicle when the doors are locked with the intent to commit the theft of any electronic device capable of holding personal and confidential information a felony. Requires the Department of Justice to establish the California Stolen Property Inventory, an online database of all serialized property, or nonserialized property that has been uniquely inscribed, that has been reported to the department by an individual or by a lawenforcement agency as stolen.

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2019 CA S.B. 1061

Title - Requiring a law enforcement agency to accept and dispose of any found, unwanted, or inherited firearm turned in by any person. Requires the law enforcement agency to adopt a policy regarding accepting surrendered firearms and to post that policy and other specified information on its internet website. Requires the Department of Justice to develop information and guidelines regarding the surrendering of firearms and to post that information on its internet website.

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Requires a law enforcement agency to accept and dispose of any found, unwanted, or inherited firearm turned in by any person. Requires the law enforcement agency to adopt a policy regarding accepting surrendered firearms and to post that policy and ...

Requires a law enforcement agency to accept and dispose of any found, unwanted, or inherited firearm turned in by any person. Requires the law enforcement agency to adopt a policy regarding accepting surrendered firearms and to post that policy and other specified information on its internet website. Requires the Department of Justice to develop information and guidelines regarding the surrendering of firearms and to post that information on its internet website.

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2019 CA A.B. 2361

Title - Allowing the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to include an equivalent digital photograph in a specified notice, instead of the glossy photograph, to the Chief of Police of the city, and the Sheriff of the county in which an inmate will reside or in which a placement will be made, and to the victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted or the next of kin.

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Allows the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to include an equivalent digital photograph in a specified notice, instead of the glossy photograph, to the Chief of Police of the city, and the Sheriff of the county in which an inmate will reside...

Allows the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to include an equivalent digital photograph in a specified notice, instead of the glossy photograph, to the Chief of Police of the city, and the Sheriff of the county in which an inmate will reside or in which a placement will be made, and to the victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted or the next of kin.

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2019 CA A.B. 2275

Title - Requiring a county or city that obtains a license to use an armory as a temporary shelter ensures that local lawenforcement officers conduct periodic visits to the armory on each night of operation.

Law Number - 2019 CA A.B. 2275

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Requires a county or city that obtains a license to use an armory as a temporary shelter ensures that local lawenforcement officers conduct periodic visits to the armory on each night of operation.

2019 CA S.B. 1010

Title - Requiring government entities to submit to the Legislature a report relating to the entity’s use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance systems. Prohibits law enforcement from using any facial recognition or other biometric surveillance system. Authorizes lawsuits for violations. Requires the California Research Bureau to conduct a study examining the civil liberties and civil rights impacts of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance systems on state residents.

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Requires government entities to submit to the Legislature a report relating to the entity's use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance systems. Prohibits law enforcement from using any facial recognition or other biometric surveillance ...

Requires government entities to submit to the Legislature a report relating to the entity’s use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance systems. Prohibits law enforcement from using any facial recognition or other biometric surveillance system. Authorizes lawsuits for violations. Requires the California Research Bureau to conduct a study examining the civil liberties and civil rights impacts of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance systems on state residents.

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