CA SB248

Requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to directly refer individuals in custody for new offenses committed while serving indeterminate terms in state hospitals as sexually violent predators to the State Department of State Hospitals for full evaluation.

Mandates that if two evaluators concur the person still meets sexually violent predator criteria, the Director of State Hospitals must petition the court to either return the person to continue their original indeterminate commitment or file a new petition if the original has been dismissed.

Requires the petition request to be forwarded to the designated county no less than 20 calendar days prior to the scheduled release date of the person.

Applies the same standardized assessment protocol and evaluation procedures used for other sexually violent predator determinations, including evaluation by two independent mental health professionals.

Approved by Governor on September 28, 2021.