Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not specify the exact effective date of this bill.
Sending Old Drugs to State Disposal
This bill lets local and state police send drugs they can no longer keep for investigations to the Department of Justice for disposal.
What This Bill Does
- Allows law enforcement agencies to move controlled substances held past their required time limit to the Department of Justice if they are already allowed by law to destroy them.
- Permits the Department of Justice to hire outside companies to handle disposal only if lawmakers provide funding.
- Requires the Department of Justice, with funding from lawmakers and help from other agencies, to create rules for managing and throwing away these substances.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local police departments
- Sheriff's offices
- State law enforcement agencies like the California Highway Patrol
- The Department of Justice
Terms To Know
- Controlled substances
- Drugs or chemicals regulated by state and federal laws.
- Retention period
- The amount of time law enforcement must keep evidence for an investigation before they can get rid of it.
Limits and Unknowns
- Hiring outside companies and creating new rules only happen if the Legislature provides money.
- The bill does not list a specific date when these changes will start because no effective date is shown in the source text.