Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4046 · Article 2. Research and Evaluation
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4046
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding any other law, designated staff of the State Department of State Hospitals shall have access to state summary criminal history information for patients and formerly committed patients necessary to submit legislative reports for facility and community treatment programs, as well as for research, evaluation, and data analytics. Criminal history records may include individually disaggregated data of arrests, charging offenses, pretrial proceedings, the nature and disposition of criminal charges, and information pertaining to sentencing, incarceration, rehabilitation, and release. Information from criminal history records provided pursuant to this section shall not be used for any purpose other than those specified in this article. The State Department of State Hospitals and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may exchange criminal identification and information numbers (CII) for the purposes of research and program evaluation under this section.
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History
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 65. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.
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