SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill (AB) 1607, a bill revising the Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Act to make the process of conditional release of these offenders more transparent, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.
“This law allows communities to retain local control in the management of sexually violent predators when they are released from hospitals or prisons,” said Assemblymember Steve Fox (D-Palmdale). “Rural communities may provide homes that are far from schools and parks, but they often lack the local infrastructure to manage these parolees safely.”
AB 1607 was authored by Assemblymember Fox in response to the case of Christopher Evans Hubbart, the so-called “Pillowcase Rapist,” who was treated in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara was not required to inform Los Angeles County of the potential to conditionally release Hubbart in Lake Los Angeles until determining placement. The bill will simplify this process and provide transparency.
The provisions of AB 1607 require that a potential county of domicile for a sexually violent predator be given notice and an opportunity to be heard in court prior to determining the location where the SVP will be released.
In cases where the court orders the release of an SVP, this new law now will provide for the transfer of jurisdiction of the SVP to the county where the SVP is placed and supervised.
“L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and the LA County CEO’s office were extremely supportive of this bill,” said Fox. “As a representative of the Antelope Valley, I cannot stand by and idly watch as rapists, child molesters, and other sex offenders are dumped into our community.”
More information is available at www.asmdc.org/fox.
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callitasitis says
My opinion of politicians. They are self-serving and they pass laws to make themselves look good without really looking out for the people. They are window dressing on a broken window so pick your poison. Sure they will do something good but for the most part it is really about them looking good.
callitasitis says
These sexual offenders should NEVER be set free. We need Sacramento to do their JOB. We the people need to FIRE these judges who release these animals. State Judges are ELECTED , we need to make sure they understand OUR pain. If it a federal judge’s order then these animals should be housed near the Federal Judge’s family then maybe he/she will get the point how WE THE PEOPLE feel.
John says
If Steve Fox was really doing his job this rapist would not be living in the AV in the first place!
William says
@John
Did you expect the same from Steve Knight?
BTW. What has Steve Knight done in all his years in Sacramento but vote “NO” on nearly everything and cash a government paycheck like the Runners have been doing forever?
Steve Knight opposed funding for polling places on University of California and California State University campuses as part of the GOP VOTER SUPPRESSION PROJECT that has been going on for about 4 years now.
That had nothing to do with ‘voter ID’ and ‘voter fraud’ BS that the GOP pretends is why they are trying to suppress voting by who they think are possible Democratic voters. In this case, college students, y’know, educated people because the GOP likes low information voters and Fox ‘news’ suckers who are more mis- and uninformed than people who don’t watch teevee news at all.
Even Forbes magazine whose own Steve Forbes, a friend of Fox ‘news’ and frequent contributor>
“From the Forbes article: “A poll by Farleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey showed that of all the news channels out there, Fox News viewers are the least informed.” And, it goes on: “Rather, the results show us that there is something about watching Fox News that leads people to do worse on these questions than those who don’t watch any news at all.”
Yes, there is something about Fox ‘news’. What could it be, John? You watch Fox, dontcha?
But, I suspect Strickland is just as bad if not worse. What a rotten choice between those 2 in November. I ain’t voting for either one. I might just write in my name. And, I’m voting for Steve Fox as he’s been producing results for the Antelope Valley unlike Knight and the Runners.
callitasitis says
If voting is important, then vote by mail. I do every year. If there is a will there is a way. Stay inform read the voter’s pamphlet.
William says
I’ve been voting by mail for 15 years. I sit at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee, take my time, maybe even do it in shifts if it’s a long one. No rush. No one waiting in line behind me.
I just don’t know why everyone doesn’t vote by mail. It’s so much easier and there’s less chance of forgetting or getting stuck late at work or some other event.
I think Oregon has only vote by mail.
James says
Explain what you mean by “doing his job” John? The State Assembly does not oversee the release of SVPs.
William says
@John
Did you expect the same from Steve Knight?
BTW. What has Steve Knight done in all his years in Sacramento but vote “NO” on nearly everything and cash a government paycheck like the Runners have been doing forever?
Steve Knight opposed funding for polling places on University of California and California State University campuses as part of the GOP VOTER SUPPRESSION PROJECT that has been going on for about 4 years now.
That had nothing to do with ‘voter ID’ and ‘voter fraud’ BS that the GOP pretends is why they are trying to suppress voting by who they think are possible Democratic voters. In this case, college students, y’know, educated people because the GOP likes low information voters and Fox ‘news’ suckers who are more mis- and uninformed than people who don’t watch teevee news at all.
Even Forbes magazine whose own Steve Forbes, a friend of Fox ‘news’ and frequent contributor>
“From the Forbes article: “A poll by Farleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey showed that of all the news channels out there, Fox News viewers are the least informed.” And, it goes on: “Rather, the results show us that there is something about watching Fox News that leads people to do worse on these questions than those who don’t watch any news at all.”
Yes, there is something about Fox ‘news’. What could it be, John? You watch Fox, dontcha?
But, I suspect Strickland is just as bad if not worse. What a rotten choice between those 2 in November. I ain’t voting for either one. I might just write in my name. And, I’m voting for Steve Fox as he’s been producing results for the Antelope Valley unlike Knight and the Runners.
Mr. Mister says
Yeah you’re right! Tom Lackey really helped us on this one…just like the Runners (great for this valley, right?) say so in their smear ads.
Stinger says
The Runners helped CAUSE more sex offender problems than we had before! Thanks to their ill-reasoned laws meant only to inflame public outcry and thereby get them more emotionally cast votes (kind of like Parris & Co.). They couldn’t care less than if we are actually kept safer from SVPs. They just want to suckle more off of the public teat of cushy gubment jobs.
William says
The Runners suckling off the public teat???
Say it isn’t so.
Now, Knight and Lackey want the same ‘milk’ for life.
Go Ladies! says
Good Job Ladies of Lake La! Thank you for making this happen I pray the bill passes. Is there anyway that we can get him out of here , although he’s already in the av?
Lori says
The real heroes of this story are the “Ladies of Lake LA” and all of those that did not let the Pillowcase Rapist’s freedom go unchecked. Fox and Brown have these ladies to thank!!!
John says
As usual,, a day late and a dollar short. In the mean time this scum is living and thriving in the good old AV!
Stinger says
Because of the way the law was in place at the time, there was little that anybody, including the ‘Ladies of Lake LA,’ could do to stop this guy from being placed here in the AV. The only thing that could be done was to have a new law put in place afterwards to give us a say in whether or not another SVP could be dumped on us.
Lackey didn’t do that.
Knight didn’t do that.
Fox DID.
William says
Thanks, Stinger.
You might have asked John what color the sky is in his world.