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<br />quality of services, assistance and protection. AB 97
<br />authorizes the California Victim Compensation and
<br />Government Claims Board to recognize an
<br />"authorized representative" of the victim. "Authorized
<br />representative" is defined as an attorney, the legal
<br />guardian of the victim or derivative victim, a victim
<br />assistance advocate certified pursuant to Penal Code
<br />Section 13835.10m, and, an immediate family
<br />member of the victim or derivative victim who has
<br />written authorization by the victim or derivative victim
<br />and is not the perpetrator of the crime that gave rise
<br />to the claim. AB 976 provides that, except for
<br />attorney's fees awarded pursuant to law, no
<br />authorized representative shall charge, demand,
<br />receive, or collect any amount for his or her services.
<br />Supported by: City of Los Angeles, Office of the City
<br />Attorney (Sponsor), California State Sheriffs'
<br />Association, California Peace Officers' Association.
<br />Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsApps, Hrg -517,
<br />Position: Support.
<br />AB 11 (Bermudez). Crime. (Amended 4- 21 -03)
<br />Existing law provides that a person who willfully makes
<br />or sells any badge which falsely purports to be
<br />authorized for the use of a peace officer, or which so
<br />resembles the authorized badge of a peace officer is
<br />guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
<br />in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, a
<br />fine not exceeding $15,000, or both imprisonment
<br />and fine. AB 1153 would provide that any person who
<br />willfully makes or sells any unauthorized or replica
<br />badge which so resembles the authorized badge of
<br />an officer or member of a fire department or deputy
<br />state fire marshal is guilty of a misdemeanor punish-
<br />able by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not
<br />exceeding one year, a fine not exceeding $15,000, or
<br />by both imprisonment and fine. AB 1153 would also
<br />provide that any person, other than one who is a
<br />state, county, city, special district, or city and county
<br />officer or employee, who willfully wears or uses a
<br />badge, photographic identification card, or insignia of
<br />a state, county, city, special district, or city and county
<br />officer or employee, with specified intent, is guilty of a
<br />misdemeanor. This bill provides that any person who
<br />does the same with respect to any badge photo-
<br />graphic identification card or who willfully makes or
<br />sells any unauthorized or replica badge, photo-
<br />graphic identification card, or insignia which so
<br />resembles such an Item, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
<br />punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a
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<br />Q period not to exceed one year, a fine not to exceed
<br />$15,000, or by both imprisonment and fine. Staff:
<br />Natasha Fooman, Status: AsmFlr, Position: Sup-
<br />port
<br />AB 1277 (Cohn). High Technology Crime. AB
<br />1277 would add music and video piracy, and the
<br />unlawful duplication of audio recordings and audiovi-
<br />sual works to those within the High Technology Theft
<br />Apprehension Prosecution Program (HTTAPP). A
<br />1277 adds music and video piracy to the definition of
<br />"high technology" within HTTAPP, adds the unlawful
<br />duplication of audio recording and audiovisual works
<br />to the definition of "high technology" within HTTAPP,
<br />includes as part of the strategy for addressing high
<br />technology crime in California the apprehension and
<br />prosecution of failing to disclose the origin of a sound
<br />recording or audiovisual work, and Adds a represen-
<br />tative from the Recording Industry Association of
<br />America (RIAA) to the High Technology Crime Advi-
<br />sory Committee (HTCAC). The piracy of music in
<br />California has grown significantly in recent years and
<br />is a threat to the economic base of one of California's
<br />strongest industries. Supported by: California Attorney
<br />General Bill Lockyer, California Peace Officers'
<br />Association, Office of the Attorney General, San
<br />Bernardino County Sheriff. Staff: Natasha Fooman,
<br />Status: AsApps, Hrg -5f7, Position: Support.
<br />AB 1495 (Chavez). Parole placement. (Amended
<br />5 -5 -03) Existing law provides that an inmate who is
<br />released on parole shall not be returned to within 35
<br />miles of the residence of a victim of, or witness to,
<br />specified felonies, if the victim or witness requests the
<br />additional distance, and the Board of Prison Terms or
<br />the Department of Corrections finds that there is a
<br />need to protect the life, safety, or well being of the
<br />victim or witness. AB 1495 would extend this 35 -mile
<br />exclusion distance to 50 miles. Existing law also
<br />provides that persons released on parole for speci-
<br />fied sex offenses involving children victims may not be
<br />placed or reside, for the duration of parole, within 1/4
<br />mile of a school, including any or all of Kindergarten
<br />or grades 1 to 6. AB 1495 would specify that the 1/4
<br />mile exclusion applies to public or private schools,
<br />and would expand the exclusion to cover schools that
<br />include 7th or 8" grade. Supported by: California
<br />Correctional Peace Officers Association, California
<br />Peace Officers' Association, Californians For The
<br />Positive Enforcement of Megan's Law, Crime Victims
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