01/20/2012 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 30                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act providing for the release of certain property                                                                      
     in the custody of a law enforcement agency to the                                                                          
     owner under certain conditions."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
10:45:43 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  FRED  DYSON,  stated that  SB  30  would  establish                                                                    
within the Alaska Code of  Criminal Procedure, a process for                                                                    
victims of property  crime to petition the  court for relief                                                                    
in recovering their property held as evidence.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
10:51:09 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHUCK KOPP, STAFF, SENATOR FRED  DYSON, stated that the bill                                                                    
allowed the  victim of  property theft  to request  that the                                                                    
agency return  the property through  the Office  of Victims'                                                                    
Rights.  He furthered  that the  Office  of Victims'  Rights                                                                    
would file  a request  with the  agency after  conducting an                                                                    
initial investigation into the  request, to determine if the                                                                    
crime victim  was entitled to  the return of  property under                                                                    
the requirements of whether they  show satisfactory proof of                                                                    
ownership.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  stated that  there  were  two new  fiscal                                                                    
notes: Department  of Public Safety, Alaska  State Troopers;                                                                    
and Department of Law, Criminal Division.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
VICTOR  KESTOR,   ALASKA  OFFICE  OF  VICTIMS   RIGHTS  (via                                                                    
teleconference), spoke in strong support of SB 60.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB  30  was   HEARD  and  HELD  in   Committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.