CA AB1502

Authorizes county counsel to bring civil actions to abate public nuisances, controlled substances nuisances, and gambling or prostitution nuisances, in addition to existing authority held by district attorneys and city attorneys.

Requires district attorneys, county counsel, city attorneys, and city prosecutors to report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary by October 1, 2013 on the use and effectiveness of nuisance abatement provisions, including statistics on frequency of use and correlation with decreased criminal penalties.

Establishes that county counsel has concurrent authority with district attorneys and city attorneys to bring nuisance abatement actions and must comply with reporting requirements for counterfeiting-related nuisance cases.

Provides that if the Commission on State Mandates determines this act creates state-mandated local program costs, reimbursement shall be made pursuant to established statutory procedures under Government Code Part 7.