Law enforcement
Criminal procedure: state summary criminal history information
AB 2001 expands access to California criminal-history records for out-of-state tribal police and local attorneys pursuing red light abatement cases.
The law gives these officials an additional tool for law-enforcement and public-nuisance actions while keeping criminal-history information subject to existing confidentiality limits.
What the law does
- Allows the Attorney General to provide state criminal-history information to peace officers of tribes in other states when there is a compelling need.
- Requires the Attorney General to provide state criminal-history information to city attorneys or county counsel pursuing red light abatement actions when needed for their duties.
- Makes unauthorized disclosure of the newly accessible information subject to the existing criminal prohibition.
Who it affects
- Peace officers of tribes in other states.
- City attorneys and county counsel pursuing red light abatement actions.
- People whose California criminal-history information is requested or received under these provisions.
Context
The state does not reimburse local costs because the bill changes the scope of an existing criminal offense.