Plain English Breakdown
The official summary mentions 'among other things,' implying additional types of legal actions may qualify, but does not list them.
Sharing Criminal History Data with City and County Lawyers
This law requires the Attorney General to share state criminal history records with city attorneys and county counsel when they are handling public nuisance or red light abatement cases.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Attorney General to provide state summary criminal history information to a city attorney or county counsel pursuing specific legal actions.
- Allows this sharing for public nuisance actions or red light abatement actions, among other things.
- Keeps existing rules that make it a crime to share these records with unauthorized people by expanding the scope of an existing crime.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Attorney General
- City attorneys and county counsel handling specific legal cases
Terms To Know
- State summary criminal history information
- Official records maintained by the Department of Justice about a person's past crimes.
- Public nuisance action
- A legal case filed to stop activities that harm public health, safety, or comfort.
- Red light abatement action
- A legal effort by the government related to red light districts as defined in existing law.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify an effective date.
- The text states no reimbursement is required for a specified reason but does not explain what that specific reason is.
- The phrase 'among other things' indicates the list of allowed cases may include actions beyond public nuisance and red light abatement.