Penal Code 290.06 (2006; amended by SB 325, 2009)
Summary:
The State Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO) shall be administered by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to assess every eligible person who is incarcerated in state prison and every eligible person who is on parole if the person was not assessed prior to release from state prison). The Department of Mental Health shall administer the SARATSO to assess every eligible person who is committed to that department. Both departments shall record in a database the risk assessment scores of persons assessed and any risk assessment score that was submitted to each department by a probation officer.
Keywords:
agency, mandatory record keeping, law enforcement, mental health patient, mental health, prisoner, mandatory examination, sex crimeData Origin:
SARATSO Review Committee (consisting of representatives from the Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Attorney General) Parties Bound:
SARATSO Review Committee Other Relevant California Code Sections:
Penal Code 290.04, 1203 