California · Penal Code

PEN §14216: (a) The Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, shall update any supervised release file that is available to law enforcement on the California Law

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This statute requires state and county agencies to update law enforcement databases every 10 days with information about paroled inmates, patients in forensic mental health programs, and persons under post-conviction supervision.

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(a) The Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, shall update any supervised release file that is available to law enforcement on the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System every 10 days to reflect the most recent inmates paroled from facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (b) The Department of Justice, in consultation with the State Department of State Hospitals, shall also update any supervised release file that is available to law enforcement on the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System every 10 days to reflect patients undergoing community mental health treatment and supervision through the Forensic Conditional Release Program administered by the State Department of State Hospitals, other than individuals committed as incompetent to stand trial pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of Title 10 of Part 2. (c) Each county probation department or other supervising county agency shall every 10 days, update any supervised release file that is available to them on the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System by entering any person placed onto postconviction supervision within their jurisdiction and under their authority, including persons on probation, mandatory supervision, and postrelease community supervision.

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