Criminal procedure: child pornography.

Assembly Member Alanis's proposal to modify California's criminal procedure laws would establish new protocols for handling child pornography evidence, shifting custody exclusively to law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts while eliminating current provisions that allow defendants and their legal teams to obtain copies.

The legislation creates a framework requiring child pornography evidence to remain under strict official control, while ensuring defendants maintain the ability to examine materials for trial preparation. Under the proposed system, defendants and their attorneys would review evidence at designated facilities - such as prosecution offices, law enforcement locations, or courthouses. The bill specifically prohibits any copying, photographing, or reproduction of these materials by defendants or their representatives.

The measure also establishes formal procedures for victims to access evidence depicting themselves. Victims and their legal counsel would be permitted to inspect relevant materials at official facilities, though reproduction would remain prohibited. The bill includes privacy protections allowing redaction to protect third parties. Local agencies would receive state reimbursement for costs associated with implementing these new evidence handling requirements.