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CA AB2717
Bill
Status
9/30/2020
Primary Sponsor
Edwin Chau
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AI Summary
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Exempts a person from civil and criminal liability for property damage or trespass to a motor vehicle when rescuing a child 6 years of age or younger from a vehicle under circumstances that could cause suffering, disability, or death.
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Requires a person removing a child to determine the vehicle is locked, contact law enforcement or 911 before forcing entry, have a reasonable belief the child is in imminent danger, and immediately turn the child over to an emergency responder.
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Requires the rescuer to remain with the child in a safe location until emergency responders arrive and to use only the necessary force to enter the vehicle and remove the child.
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Authorizes peace officers, firefighters, and emergency responders to remove a child from a motor vehicle and arrange for the child's treatment and transport according to local EMS agency medical control policies.
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Requires emergency responders to leave written notice with their name, office, and address where the child will be treated in a secure and conspicuous location on or within the vehicle.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles: unattended children: liability.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 352, Statutes of 2020.
9/30/2020