Cal. PEN § 13885.2

This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 13885.2, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.

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The Attorney General, subject to the availability of funds, shall establish in the Department of Justice the High Risk Sex Offender Program, which is hereby created, which shall receive the Facts of Offense Sheets, pursuant to Section 1203e. The program shall use the scores of sex offenders reported on the Facts of Offense Sheets for the purpose of identifying, assessing, monitoring, and containing those sex offenders at a high risk of reoffending. This shall be a statewide program.

It is the intent of the Legislature that this statewide program shall not affect the operation of the Serious Habitual Offender Program authorized by Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 13890) involving the Counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, and Marin which shall become inoperative on July 1, 1994.

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