SB 852 Summary

• Requires that searches of probationers and mandatory supervision participants be conducted only by probation officers or other peace officers, prohibiting non-law enforcement individuals from conducting searches.

• Clarifies that persons designated by correctional administrators to conduct searches or verify compliance in home detention and electronic monitoring programs must be probation officers or other peace officers.

• Codifies existing law to prevent immigration enforcement agencies (such as ICE) from exploiting probation conditions by misrepresenting themselves as probation officers to gain access to residences.

• Makes conforming amendments to Penal Code sections governing probation, mandatory supervision, and home detention programs to ensure consistent application of search authority restrictions.

• Incorporates provisions from Assembly Bill 1104 regarding sentencing and rehabilitation purposes if both bills are enacted, with this bill taking priority.