The Judicial Home Security Act.
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Overview
Assembly Bill 2235, the Judicial Home Security Act, establishes a program to protect the home addresses of California judicial officers from disclosure by state and local agencies. The Attorney General will administer this program, allowing eligible judicial officers and their household members to substitute a designated alternate address for their home address in public records. The bill creates a fund to support the program and requires agencies to substitute these alternate addresses when disclosing information that would otherwise reveal a judicial officer’s home address, ensuring their safety and security.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Judicial Home Security Program administered by the Attorney General.
- Allows judicial officers and household members to substitute an alternate mailing address for their home address in public records.
- Creates a Judicial Home Security Program Fund to finance the program.
- Requires state and local agencies to substitute alternate addresses when disclosing information that would otherwise reveal a judicial officer’s home address.
- Establishes a process for applying to the program, including a sworn statement regarding safety concerns.
- Requires the Attorney General to maintain and publicly release lists of program participants and former participants.
- Prohibits the public posting or sharing of a judicial officer’s home address.
- Mandates the Attorney General to submit an annual report to the Legislature on program applications.
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