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CA AB2531
Bill
Status
9/29/2024
Primary Sponsor
Isaac Bryan
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AI Summary
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Requires law enforcement agencies to post information about in-custody deaths on their internet websites within 10 days, including victim name, county, facility, race, gender, age, date of death, custodial status, and manner/means of death
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Expands existing reporting requirements to include deaths of juveniles in custody
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Requires agencies to update posted information within 30 days if any details change, including the date of death once determined by a medical examiner
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Defines "in-custody death" to include deaths occurring while a person is detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in any state or local correctional facility, including juvenile facilities and deaths in medical facilities while in law enforcement custody
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Allows agencies an additional 10 days beyond the 10-day posting deadline if they are making good faith efforts to notify next of kin
Legislative Description
Deaths while in law enforcement custody: reporting.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 968, Statutes of 2024.
9/29/2024