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/D.,¢ -23 Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... as other law enforcement officials. However, in this case, DMV determined that such access is authorized only for law enforcement personnel who work for public agencies and who have been identified as peace officers. Employees of city attorney offices do not qualify under that standard. DMV reports that it maintains a 24 -hour telephone hotline for law enforcement personnel who may need access to driver's license and vehicle registration records, such as photographs and fingerprints, on an emergency basis. There is a concern that if this service is used for nonessen- tial and non - emergency purposes, the system may become overloaded. DMV also points out that city attorney can, and do, get immediate access to these records by working in concert with their local police departments, which already have the statutory authority to request the records by phone. AB 365 was amended in the Senate Public Safety Committee so that the language in the bill made clear that access should be limited to City Attorneys prosecuting pursuant to govem- ment code Section 41803.5. AB 365 passed out of Senate Public Safety Committee by a vote of 4- 0 on June 10. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status: SenApps, Position: Support. AB 299 (Lowenthal). Vehicles. Taxicabs and Passenger Vehicles for Hire. Violations. Impoundment. Charter -Party Carriers of Passengers. Advertisement as Taxicabs. AB 299 requires a magistrate, when presented with an affidavit from a peace officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is being operated as a "for hire" taxicab or passenger vehicle in violation of local licensing requirements, to issue a warrant or authorize the peace officer to seize the vehicle in question. It also requires that the vehicle be impounded for a period up to 30 days, with the impounding agency notifying, within two working days, the legal owner of the vehicle. Additionally, AB 299 was amended to prohibit a charter -party carrier of passengers from advertis- ing or otherwise representing their services to the public, as a taxicab or taxi service. This bill is sponsored by the City of Los Angeles. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status: SenTrans;Hrg. -6/17, Position: Support. AB 327 (Runner). Vehicles: Parking. Per- sons with Disabilities. Violations. AB 327 increases the penalty for violating statues related to disabled persons' parking privileges. AB 327 raises from $250 to $500 the minimum fine for the improper use of disabled persons' distinguished license plates or placards. It also raises from $250 to $500 the minimum fine for illegally parking in a stall or space designated for disabled persons and disabled veterans. The author points out that current punishment for abusing disabled placards were established in 1992 and are increasingly failing to serve as an effective deterrent. Assem- bly Member Runner believes that the low mini- mum fines encourage people to take their chances when faced with otherwise limited parking opportunities. Therefore raising the minimum fine will serve as a deterrent as well as raise local revenues. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status: SenTrans;Hrg. -6/17, Position: Support. PUBLIC SAFETY AS 150 (Reyes). Sex Offender Registra- tion. AB 150 clarifies that a person required to register as a convicted sex offender who violates more than one requirement of the sex offender registration law, or who violates the same require- ment more than once, commits a separate con- tinuing offense each time. Current law states if an offender returns to the original jurisdiction, then a new duty arises because the local law enforce- ment agency has a renewed interest in keeping him or her under surveillance. However, this responsibility is not expressly written in the stat- ute. AB 150 makes it clear and unambiguous that a sex offender must register within a prescribed period of time each time he or she enters a jurisdiction. This bill is supported by: California Peace Officers' Association, Burbank City Attorney's Office, Office of the Attorney General, Colusa County District Attorney's Office, Crime Victims United of California, Humboldt County District Attorney's Office, Peace Officers Re- search Association of California, Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, San Bernardino Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 11