Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) and former San Francisco prosecutor Jim Hammer will unveil a landmark bill to create a state-wide database of domestic violence offenders.  The legislation, AB 1771-The Domestic Violence Prevention and Right-to Know Act of 2008, would require the Attorney General to develop an online database that would report the name, date of birth, county and date of conviction for individuals convicted of felony domestic violence or multiple counts of misdemeanor domestic violence.  The database would keep updated information available for 10 years. It is believed that this would be a first in the nation law and would go into effect on January 1, 2009.

Assemblywoman Ma, who is the Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Domestic Violence, introduced the bill in response to the case of Nadga Schexnayder and her mother who were shot to death in 1995 by Ronnie Earl Seymour, a former boyfriend of Nadga's who had a 20-year history of violence against women. Hammer secured a life in prison conviction as the lead prosecutor in the case.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
10:00 a.m.

State Capitol, Room 1190

Assemblywoman Fiona Ma
Jan Scully, Sacramento County District Attorney
Jim Hammer, Attorney and Former San Francisco prosecutor                           Alexis Moore, domestic violence survivor