Department of Justice: felony reporting: release on own recognizance.

Existing law authorizes the release of a defendant on his or her own recognizance in specified circumstances. Existing law also requires the Department of Justice to file for record and report all descriptions, information, photographs, and measurements of all persons convicted of a felony. This bill would require the Department of Justice to collect specified data on individuals who are charged with a felony, including the number of people cited and released without being booked, the number of people released on their own recognizance prior to an initial court appearance, the number of people released on alternative custody prior to making bail, and the felony with which the person is charged. The bill would require the department to post this information, in aggregate, on its Internet Web site.