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<br />victims and derivative victims of crime in the State of
<br />California are provided with the highest quality of
<br />services, assistance and protection. AB 976 autho-
<br />rizes the California Victim Compensation and
<br />Government Claims Board to recognize an autho-
<br />rized representative of the victim. Authorized repre-
<br />sentative" is defined as an attorney, the legal guard-
<br />ian of the victim or derivative victim, a victim assis-
<br />tance 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. Supported by: City of Los Angeles,
<br />Office of the City Attorney (Sponsor), California State
<br />Sheriffs' Association, California Peace Officers'
<br />Association. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status:
<br />AsmFlr, Position: Support.
<br />AB 1263 (Benoit). Trespass. AB 1263 makes
<br />knowing entry or re -entry into a sterile area of an
<br />airport without submitting to screening an alternate
<br />felony /misdemeanor if the conduct results in any part
<br />in flight delays or cancellations. Specifically, AB 1263
<br />makes it a trespass to enter or re -enter a sterile area
<br />of an airport without submitting to the screening and
<br />inspection of one's person and accessible property
<br />in accordance with established procedures; provides
<br />that a person violating this section and responsible in
<br />any part for delays or cancellation of scheduled
<br />flights is punished by imprisonment in the state
<br />prison for 16 months, two, or three years, or by
<br />imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one
<br />year; and, requires that the sterile area, defined as a
<br />portion of an airport to which access is generally
<br />controlled through a screening process, be posted
<br />with a statement providing reasonable notice that
<br />felony prosecution may result from a trespass. Staff:
<br />Natasha Fooman, Status: AsApps; Hrg -5/14, Posi-
<br />tion: Support.
<br />AB 1277 (Cohn). High Technology Crime. AB
<br />1277 adds music and video piracy, and the unlawful
<br />duplication of audio recordings and audiovisual
<br />works to those within the High Technology Theft
<br />Apprehension Prosecution Program (HTTAPP).
<br />Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsmFlr, Position:
<br />Support.
<br />AB 1495 (Chavez). Parole Placement. Exist-
<br />ing law provides that an inmate who is released on
<br />parole shall not be returned to within 35 miles of the
<br />residence of a victim of, or witness to, specified
<br />felonies, if the victim or witness requests the addi-
<br />tional distance, and the Board of Prison Terms or the
<br />Department of Corrections finds that there is a need
<br />to protect the life, safety, or well being of the victim or
<br />witness. AB 1495 would extend this 35 -mile exclu-
<br />sion distance to 50 miles. Existing law also provides
<br />that persons released on parole for specified sex
<br />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
<br />that include 7th or 8th 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
<br />Victims United, Office of the Mayor City of West
<br />Covina, San Bernardino County Sheriffs Depart-
<br />ment. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenRules,
<br />Position: Support.
<br />SB 219 (Romero). Public Agency. Liability.
<br />Immunity. Under existing law, a public agency
<br />employing peace officers that adopts a written policy
<br />on vehicular pursuits complying with specific stan-
<br />dards is immune from liability for civil damages for
<br />personal injury to, or the death of, any person or
<br />damage to property resulting from the collision of a
<br />vehicle being operated by an actual or suspected
<br />violator of the law who is being, has been, or believes
<br />he or she is, or has been, pursued by a peace officer
<br />employed by the public entity in a motor vehicle. SB
<br />219 would provide that in a civil action for damages
<br />other than by the driver, or his or her accomplices,
<br />the civil immunity would only apply if a finding is
<br />made that the involved peace officer was complying
<br />with the public agency's adopted and implemented
<br />written policy on vehicular pursuits. SB 219 would
<br />also provide that nothing contained in these provi-
<br />sions affects the application of civil immunity pro-
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