AB 2322 — Department of Motor Vehicles: records: confidentiality.

Summary

Existing law prohibits the disclosure of the home addresses of certain public employees and officials, including judges and court commissioners, that appear in records of the Department of Motor Vehicles upon the request of the employee or official, except to a court, a law enforcement agency, an attorney in a civil or criminal action under certain circumstances, and certain other official entities. Existing law prohibits the disclosure of the home addresses of the public employees and officials described above for a period of 3 years following termination of office or employment, except as specified. Existing law prohibits the disclosure of the home address of a retired peace officer permanently upon his or her request for confidentiality. Existing law also prohibits the disclosure of the home address of the surviving spouse or child of a peace officer for 3 years following the death of the peace officer if he or she died in the line of duty. This bill would clarify that the above-described provisions apply to active or retired judges and court commissioners, and would expand those protections to the surviving spouse or child of a judge or court commissioner, if the judge or court commissioner died in the performance of his or her duties. The bill would also prohibit the disclosure of the home address of a retired judge or court commissioner permanently upon his or her request for confidentiality, and would prohibit the disclosure of the home address of the surviving spouse or child of a judge or court commissioner who died in the performance of his or her duties for 3 years following his or her death. The bill would make conforming changes to those provisions. If the disclosure of the confidential home address of a peace officer, a nonsworn employee of the city police department or county sheriff's office, or the spouses or children of these persons in violation of these provisions results in bodily injury to those persons, existing law makes that violation a felony. This bill would make a violation of these provisions with respect to a judge or court commissioner, or the spouses or children of these persons, a felony, thereby expanding the scope of an existing crime, and imposing a state-mandated local program. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/29/18 - Chaptered Current pdf September 29, 2018
• Enrolled 08/22/18 - Enrolled pdf August 22, 2018
• Amended 08/06/18 - Amended Senate pdf August 06, 2018
• Amended 03/07/18 - Amended Assembly pdf March 07, 2018
• Introduced 02/13/18 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2018
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Action History

1. September 29, 2018

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 914, Statutes of 2018.

2. September 29, 2018

   Approved by the Governor.

3. August 24, 2018

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

4. August 20, 2018

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6370.).

5. August 14, 2018

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 13, 2018

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5271.).

7. August 07, 2018

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 06, 2018

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. June 28, 2018

   Ordered to third reading.

10. June 28, 2018

    From Consent Calendar.

11. June 26, 2018

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

12. June 25, 2018

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

13. May 15, 2018

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. April 25, 2018

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

15. April 12, 2018

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. April 12, 2018

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4645.)

17. April 05, 2018

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

18. April 04, 2018

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 4).

19. March 20, 2018

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

20. March 08, 2018

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

21. March 07, 2018

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

22. March 01, 2018

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

23. February 14, 2018

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

24. February 13, 2018

    Read first time. To print.

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• Daly · Primary

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