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CA AB2717

Bill

Status

Passed

9/30/2020

Primary Sponsor

Edwin Chau

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/31/2020
Judiciary6/23/2020
Rules6/9/2020
Appropriations5/12/2020
Judiciary3/12/2020

Full Bill Text

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