AB 112 Summary

• Requires California Highway Patrol to develop a body-worn camera pilot program plan by January 1, 2016, examining camera specifications, officer review practices, and data sharing protocols.

• Excludes Native American Day from the list of judicial holidays and extends supplemental court filing fees through July 1, 2018 (originally set to expire July 1, 2015).

• Restructures the Community Corrections Performance Incentives program by eliminating tier-based payments and replacing them with statewide performance incentive payments based on each county's return-to-prison rates for probationers, mandatory supervision, and postrelease community supervision.

• Removes the January 1, 2016 repeal date for county jail treatment facilities to serve mentally incompetent defendants, and authorizes county jails to provide restoration of competency services with state reimbursement.

• Establishes one-time fines and bail amnesty program between October 1, 2015 and March 31, 2017, allowing eligible participants to pay 50% of owed amounts (or 20% if receiving public assistance), with collected revenues directed to peace officer and corrections training funds.