SB 1201 - Sex Offenders: Assessments

• Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to assess parolees transferred from other states or the federal government within 60 days of a determination they must register as sex offenders in California using the State-Authorized Risk Assessment Tool (SARATSO).

• Authorizes the Board of Parole Hearings to order individuals remain in custody up to 45 days beyond their scheduled release date upon good cause to complete required mental health evaluations for parole conditions.

• Defines "good cause" for extended custody as circumstances including credit recalculation, restoration of credits, court resentencing, receipt into custody, or equivalent exigent circumstances that result in less than 45 days before release for evaluations.

• Expands the definition of "eligible person" for sex offender risk assessment to include all persons required to register as sex offenders under the Sex Offender Registration Act, not just those meeting previous criteria.

• Extends the authorization for use of independent professionals to conduct sexually violent predator evaluations from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2012, pending the state hiring sufficient qualified employees.