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CA AB2531

Bill

Status

Passed

9/29/2024

Primary Sponsor

Isaac Bryan

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Expands existing reporting requirements to include deaths of juveniles in custody

  • Requires agencies to update posted information within 30 days if any details change, including the date of death once determined by a medical examiner

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/11/2024
Public Safety5/29/2024
Rules5/21/2024
Appropriations4/18/2024
Privacy and Consumer Protection4/10/2024
Public Safety3/21/2024

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